Forest yellow flowers dye

Collecting dandelions, parsnip, queen Anne’s lace? and other yellow flowers in the forest. (I left the clover for later.)

I soaked the flowers in water overnight.

I boiled the flowers in the same water, reduced to simmer for half an hour and left overnight to steep.

The next day, I dyed silk and cotton (on top) with two modifiers:

  • Calcium Carbonate

  • Vinegar

I simmered fabric for one hour and left the fabric to cool down in the dye bath.

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Hellen Colman