The fruit and plant of the Strawberry Blite can be used to produce pink and red natural dye.
Difficulty Level:
Average
Time Required:
1 day
Here’s How:
- Premordant wool using Alum.
- Use either the small red fruit or the entire plant. Chop it into small pieces.
- Soak overnight in water.
- Bring the dyepot to boil and simmer until the berries have lost their colour.
- Add the premordanted wool to the dyebath.
- Simmer for an hour or longer until sufficient colour is reached.
- Allow the dyebath to cool
- Remove the dyed yarn from the dyebath.
- Rinse and let dry.
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