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A Woolen Forest
United States
Приєднався 29 вер 2018
My path is dedicated to the lore and practice of working with wool, plants, and animals in a harmonious manner. In this space you will learn about working with natural fibers and botanicals dyes. I will show you how to identify, harvest, and extract natural dyes from the plants around you.
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A Woolen Forest: Episode 1 (Introduction) Rabbits & Wool
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Dyeing With Black Walnuts - A Woolen Forest
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Learn about the Black Walnut tree and how to extract dye from its husks. Please subscribe if you enjoy this content. Consider becoming a Patron to support ongoing natural dye tutorials: www.patreon.com/awoolenforest
A Woolen Forest: Acorn Dye Tutorial
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Learn about the lore of the great oak and using acorns for natural dyeing
Lovely video. My attempt yielded only the lightest of hue. Still needs work. Was it the ratio?
I have a question! Were the walnuts themselves altered by freezing the entire thing, husk, shell and walnut meat? This is fascinating and I want to dye a cardigan I have a darker brown, and I just discovered this as a delightful method after discovering walnuts where I live but I don't want to lose the nut itself in the process.
They were not affected to my knowledge! After removing the husks, I left the remaining shells to "cure" and was able to harvest the walnut meat. I also leave the remaining intact shells (with the walnuts) out for the squirrels to harvest. :) I'm so excited about your dye project! Do let me know how it turns out! I have learned that the longer you allow the hulls to sit (ferment) in water, the darker the resulting dyes.
Thank you so much for your reply and I will be sure to let you know how it goes when I get to it! That's really good to know, since I'd like it to be a nice dark version of the amber brown in your video. I'm looking forward to the experiment! @@awoolenforest
Wonderful video, thank you so much.
Hey, can i dye my grey hairs with this ? Will it cover my greys ? How long it will last ?
Love the music!
Thank you for the awesome video!!!!! So helpful! :)
This was so well explained, informative, and enjoyable to watch.
What happens if you just leave the acorns in with the yarn instead of straining them out?
it will result in uneven color, some spots will be darkr than others
I'm going to pick acorns today and try this. Thanks for sharing.
I didn't hear mine cuz I use it for paper but it turned out beautiful. My paper is gorgeous.
That's heat mine lol
I just found this channel and I'm very excited! Could we use a "regular" tincture extraction but almost boiling the flowers for an hour or so? Or is the solar extraction more efficient?
Hi there!! I am so glad you found us too! Yes, you can definitely just pop the flowers into a pot with water. However, Coreopsis releases its dye very easily so you don't need to come near boiling. A gently medium heat will be enough! Let us know how it goes!
@@awoolenforest thank you very much :)
I love your natural dye videos! I hope you make more soon!
Thank you so much! We hope to make more soon! Fingers crossed.
Very well done! I’ve also learned (but not tried it myself yet) that you can make iron water to sadden it by soaking rusty scrap metal in jars until it reaches the desired color (this can take weeks to months) then pour it into a dish, dilute it in enough water co cover fabric, and let it set for as long as needed depending on how diluted the strong the iron water is. Check out Rebecca Desnos’ blog for more; she’s very informative.
Aw, thank you! You can definitely use rusty scrap metal to make an iron solution for use in your dye projects. You can do the same thing with copper and get a whole different range of colors. Thanks, again for watching!
Informational video! Love it, can't wait to try it out
Thank you for watching!
Just curious, because of the strong smell of the husk, is it best to use a pot that is not used for anything else?
Hi there! Yes, you definitely want to use pots that will no longer be used for food.
Thanks
Fantastic video. Trying this asap!
Thank you for watching!
Fabulous video and very helpful. I'll be trying this soon. Thanks!
Please make more very instructive.
I hope you will continue to make more videos.
Hoping to make more soon. Fingers crossed!
Thank you, this was like a gentle float downstream... relaxing yet informative. I have just passed it on to somebody special! Best wishes 🏆
Thank you for the feedback. It means so much!
This is a wonderful video, the most thorough and informative I have found on walnut dye. I hope you make more soon!
You are so kind! Thank you for the feedback!
I'm so very excited for your first "official" podcast ;) I know it will be amazing x o
we want more videos pleaaaaaase
We are hoping to make more soon! Fingers crossed.
beautiful
Wonderful! I think this is an especially useful way to dye angora rabbit fiber. Also wanted to compliment your music choice, love it! x o
Thank you so much, sweet friend!
LOVE!!! 🧶
Thank you for watching!
Another WONDERFUL tutorial! You have such a pleasant way of presenting so much information - well done x o
Thank you so much!!
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