I'd suggest you try alum and lemon with Turmeric ! It gives a Vermillion shade! I've not tried it on fabric, but we use the mixture as bindhi (what u wear on ur forehead/ between ur brows)
It was fun to use root as well as ground spice to see how they were different 💛🧡💛 Yes, you can use alum as a mordant as an all-in-one process (alum added to the dye) or you can pre-treat your fiber with alum first. You may see a color shift, so it would be cool to test both ways out. Always great to experiment to see what you like best!
Thank you so much, Mary 🌼 Happy to have you with us at Color Quest! When a dye is considered fugitive, it simply means the color will fade away, and often it can happen quickly. This can be caused by the environment with light & wash, but also just naturally on its own. It is certainly possible that a fugitive color will bleed onto other fibers it is in contact with, but that can happen with any dye that is not well rinsed after it's pulled from the dye pot. Turmeric is such a lovely & vivid color, but you will always want to rinse it until the water runs clear before you use it. 💛💛💛
This was wonderful, learned so much and excited to try out. What if I use your spice turmeric recipe by adding vinegar or baking soda to dye paper pulp, will the colour stay if the paper is not exposed in the sun? Some say to add alum to the paper pulp so that the dye colour stays, have you tried that?
Thank you, Stephanie - so happy you are here! Yes, when I dye with paper, I always pre-treat it with a mordant like alum. I've also used soy milk as a binder for paper. I've had fugitive colors like turmeric last for quite some time, so a mordant may help extend the life. Hopefully, the beauty of fading natural colors will still brighten your day 💛
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest how to pre-treat paper pulp with alum? How much alum per paper pulp? The soy milk as a binder for paper sounds interesting, do you add clove essential to preserve?
@@smilingsunlight I've never worked with paper pulp specifically - just dried paper. With textile, you use 5-10% of the W.O.F. (weight of fiber) for alum, so maybe you could apply the same idea to the pulp? For soy milk binder with fiber, you dilute it with water 1:5 ratio (soy milk:water) with enough liquid to soak your textile. You don't have to use clove with textile to preserve it since it simply adheres to the fiber and dries. I've never had mold issues with textiles, but it can't hurt to add the clove just in case you are concerned with mold. I use clove or wintergreen when I make inks, so try it out! Let me know how things go 😊
Thanks for sharing your experience with turmeric 💛 I also have had turmeric last quite some time, but I don't dye garments. Great to know you have had some longevity with washing 🙂
Thanks for sharing your experience with turmeric 💛 I also have had turmeric last quite some time, but I don't dye garments. Great to know you have had some longevity with washing 🙂
I'd suggest you try alum and lemon with Turmeric ! It gives a Vermillion shade!
I've not tried it on fabric, but we use the mixture as bindhi (what u wear on ur forehead/ between ur brows)
Thanks for the tip! Lemon is such a great pH modifier and it often brings a different hue to white vinegar. Will try it next time 🤎
That is awesome! How much lemon juice would you suggest to add?
Always look forward to Fridays
so I might tune in here
& see what’s in your dye pot. 🧡💛💚💙💜
You are very sweet! Wonderful to have you here every week exploring natural color with me 💚🌼💚
first time watching and im obessed with you!!!
How sweet! Welcome to Color Quest 🌼
I love the turmeric root dye here on fabric. Can alum be added while making it?
It was fun to use root as well as ground spice to see how they were different 💛🧡💛 Yes, you can use alum as a mordant as an all-in-one process (alum added to the dye) or you can pre-treat your fiber with alum first. You may see a color shift, so it would be cool to test both ways out. Always great to experiment to see what you like best!
Love your videos! So knowledgeable. Do fugitive dyes tend to bleed onto or into other fabrics?
Thank you so much, Mary 🌼 Happy to have you with us at Color Quest! When a dye is considered fugitive, it simply means the color will fade away, and often it can happen quickly. This can be caused by the environment with light & wash, but also just naturally on its own. It is certainly possible that a fugitive color will bleed onto other fibers it is in contact with, but that can happen with any dye that is not well rinsed after it's pulled from the dye pot. Turmeric is such a lovely & vivid color, but you will always want to rinse it until the water runs clear before you use it. 💛💛💛
This was wonderful, learned so much and excited to try out. What if I use your spice turmeric recipe by adding vinegar or baking soda to dye paper pulp, will the colour stay if the paper is not exposed in the sun? Some say to add alum to the paper pulp so that the dye colour stays, have you tried that?
Thank you, Stephanie - so happy you are here! Yes, when I dye with paper, I always pre-treat it with a mordant like alum. I've also used soy milk as a binder for paper. I've had fugitive colors like turmeric last for quite some time, so a mordant may help extend the life. Hopefully, the beauty of fading natural colors will still brighten your day 💛
@@MargaretByrdColorQuest how to pre-treat paper pulp with alum? How much alum per paper pulp? The soy milk as a binder for paper sounds interesting, do you add clove essential to preserve?
@@smilingsunlight I've never worked with paper pulp specifically - just dried paper. With textile, you use 5-10% of the W.O.F. (weight of fiber) for alum, so maybe you could apply the same idea to the pulp? For soy milk binder with fiber, you dilute it with water 1:5 ratio (soy milk:water) with enough liquid to soak your textile. You don't have to use clove with textile to preserve it since it simply adheres to the fiber and dries. I've never had mold issues with textiles, but it can't hurt to add the clove just in case you are concerned with mold. I use clove or wintergreen when I make inks, so try it out! Let me know how things go 😊
Thank you so much
You are most welcome 😊
From what I understand, Turmeric is washfast but fades in the sun. I have clothing that hasn't lost its colour in twelve months.
Thanks for sharing your experience with turmeric 💛 I also have had turmeric last quite some time, but I don't dye garments. Great to know you have had some longevity with washing 🙂
Thanks for sharing your experience with turmeric 💛 I also have had turmeric last quite some time, but I don't dye garments. Great to know you have had some longevity with washing 🙂
Margaret Divina Mujer. Me sirve comprar flores secas y hacer Eco Print?
Cecilia, estudiante curiosa: puedes usar flores secas para la ecoimpresión, pero algunas flores son mejores que otras. Tendrás que experimentar 🌼