Hollyhock blossoms produce rust and red natural dye colours. Also mauves, magenta, pinks and tans depending on the colours of the blossoms and mordants used.

Difficulty Level:

Average

Time Required:

4 hours

Here’s How:

 
1. Use fresh blossoms from Hollyhock plants. Remove them from the plants and add them to a dyepot filled with water.
2. Simmer for 1/2 – 1 hour and strain.
3. Add Glauber’s Salt to the dyebath and mix thoroughly.
4. Add clean, premordanted wool into the dyepot.
5. Simmer for x-about an hour or until sufficient colour is obtained.
6. Allow the dyepot to cool. Then remove the wool and rinse.
7. Let dry.

Tips:

Try using a Tin or Blue Vitriol mordant to obtain different colours. 

How to Grow Hollyhocks

How To Make an Alum Mordant
How To Make a Tin Mordant
Natural Dyes and Mordant Recipes
MSDS – Aluminum Potassium Sulfate

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