Dying with Avocado Pits

I recently read an article about dying with avocado pits, so I saved a few, put them in a pot, covered them with water and let them boil for a couple of hours. Then I poured the liquid in to a pan and added some scraps of silk and cotton and let them soak overnight. The lighter ones in the picture below are from the first soak. A few days later I put some threads into the liquid and let them soak overnight and they came out darker. The liquid is evaporating and getting stronger, a couple of the fabrics were put in for another overnight soak, those are the darker ones in the photo. The light pieces are actually a bit darker that what the photo shows.

The liquid has been sitting for a few more days getting darker, so now there are a couple more pieces of fabric soaking away.

I have no idea how light fast these are or if they are washable, but it's been fun and I may end up putting a few of them together and adding some stitches with the coordinating threads.

2019 Weekly Leaf #10
This one is Solarfast on vintage silk taffeta

2019 Daily Stitching days 60-66

72 Days of Landscapes days 60-66, only six more to go!

Day #60

watercolor crayons and hand dyed fabric

Day #61

hand dyed fabric, stamp

Day #62

Watercolor crayons, hand dyed fabric and vintage silk

Day #63

Hand dyed fabric, discharged fabric and cheesecloth

Day #64

Watercolor crayons and hand stitching

Day #65

Hand dyed fabric and hand stitching

This one is for Norma, who is enjoying Florida this winter.

Day #66

hand dyed fabrics and commercial fabrics

I'll be linking up with "Off the Wall Friday" and "Slow Sunday Stitching".