The blossoms of the Coreopsis produce yellow and orange natural dye colours.
Difficulty Level:
Average
Time Required:
1 day
Here’s How:
- Pick the blossoms of the Coreopsis either fresh or after the first frost.
- Soak the flower heads overnight in water.
- Boil the flower heads for about an hour in the dyepot.
- Add clean, premordanted wool to the dyepot.
- Simmer for x-about an hour or until sufficient colour is reached.
- Allow the dyepot to cool, then remove the dyed fibre.
- Rinse and let dry.
Tips:
- You can use the flower heads and the stems of the plant to obtain shades of green.
- Flowers picked after a frost will produce darker and duller colours.
- Addition of an alkali afterbath can give you coral or reddish shades.
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