Garnerna var tänkt att bli tomatröda men är nu rödbetsröda. Först la jag garnerna i en 1% färglösning med hälften cerisrosa och hälften tegelrött. När de lyftes ur färggrytan var de onekligen rosa trots ihärdiga försök att se det röda. Så det fick bli ett andra färgbad, den här gången med tegelrött och ett stänk violett för att göra färgen en aning blåare. Men den rosa grundfärgen gjorde att garnerna blev rödbeströda. Grunden kommar att vara mörkt grå så det får funka ändå. Annars är ju syrafärgningens fördel att man ska kunna hålla koll på färgningen.
Very nice Ulf. A solution of only 1% colorant, that doesn't seem like much. I bought some 30 kg of old bedsheets last week for my rugs. I may dye some of them because white doesn't see like a good color for a rug;)
SvaraRaderaYou are right, between German and English I can understand part of what is being written in Swedish.
Thanks Lars! I´m using colours specially made for artisans by Färgkraft (www.fargkraft.com) and if I dye 2% I get the full amount of colour I can get. But since there is such small amount of colourpowder, maybe only a teespoon in 10 liter water, one must have a scale for it wich I don´t have.
SvaraRaderaYhe sheets will make beautiful rugs and I understood you will use them as warps string. Very interesting, I`ve never seen that done before.
I'm thinking of using things from the garden to dye with. I'll see what is available when it comes time to do it.
SvaraRaderaI read somewhere about using rags for the warp strings as well as the weft. I don't have extra money right now to buy good warp thread. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Yes dying with plants can be very beautiful but the colours have a tendency (?) to fade. And ofcourse you can use sheets as warp and I suppose the result will look like a very rough fabric. If a sheet is 2,5 meter long one sheet can be long enough for a rug.
SvaraRadera