Thursday, March 7, 2019

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".


10 comments:

  1. I do look forward to your weekly updates…..always so inspiring….thank you for taking the time to document and share your work!

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  2. Love the palm trees, of course.
    I had such poor results with natural dyeing. Sometimes I would get a decent color but it would all wash out. Your avacadoes are a pretty shade. Let us know if it is stable.

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  3. J'aime beaucoup votre série Paysages et cela m'a même donner envie d'essayer!

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    1. Do give it a try, I'm really having fun with it.

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  4. Day 64 was my favourite... so calm and peaceful!
    The avocado experiment sounds like so much fun!
    Your photos are a feast for the eyes!
    Thanks for linking up!

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    1. Thank you Kathy and thanks for the opportunity to link up.

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  5. Love the cheesecloth clouds and the stamped trees. Your posts are always inspiring!

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    1. Thank you, I was trying for wispy clouds and cheesecloth was the closest I could find.

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  6. Love the leaf piece so much and oh those dyed pieces are lovely. You always inspire.

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