this is so amazing, I am so glad I found your videos! You are by far the most knowledgeable and clear sour e of info on natural dyeing I've found! Every time I think of a question, you're already part way through answering it! I cant wait to go harvest Tansy tomorrow now
Amazing info!! I saw someone able to get aqua colors by increasing oxidation and reducing the cooking time and heat to a minimum. She left it to soak for six days in a shallow glass pan. I'll try to replicate her experiment!
Wild!!! This is totally new info to me. Did she mordant with alum? How exactly did she increase oxidation…? Chemical question - by oxidation do you mean increased exposure to oxygen or that the chorophores in the tansy oxidize as part of the reaction? So many questions! Thank you for posting. Would love to hear more as it’s tansy season here. :)
@@WildcraftDyeing I'm still a beginner so I don't fully understand but it was wild! He blog is called : what I dyed on my summer vacation - the interior of my brain. by abby Rammelkamp
This is a clear and helpful video. You are an excellent instructor! I am fairly new to dyeing my hand spun. I’ve done some sampling of some ethically sourced local (Victoria BC) lichens with mixed results. I just started some evernia fermenting. I love learning about tansy as a dye - it is SO abundant around here. The colours you got from it are perfect. I’m looking for a these colours specifically chocolate brown and a green dye and this looks like a fun and easy way to get them. I have a few months to scour and spin before the tansy is ready. I’m looking forward to checking out the rest of your videos.
Awesome to hear! I have about a 50% success rate with E. prunastria, it either goes purple or fails at a dark brown. Haven’t quite figured out why they don’t always work. I’m just over in Vancouver but coming to Sooke to teach a workshop in the fall. Will post details to my website once I have a date.
Thank you for sharing your process! I’m just dipping my toes into natural dyeing and have done silks scarfs. But my question is have you dyed larger pieces of clothing? I’m just thinking about how big a pot would have to be and curious if you knew any other methods on dyeing larger pieces of clothing? Thank you so much. I love how clear your instructions come across
Hi! Sorry, somehow missed commenting sooner. Apologies. So I’m a recreating history nerd so I have recreated medieval wooden windlass to dye longer fabric pieces. Basically you stitch the fabric into a tube (stitch both cut edges together) and have it in a big pot. Then one end of the loop goes over a turning wooden bar. Then you turn the bar during the dye process and the fabric tube keeps cycling over the windlass. This gives gorgeous even results but is definitely not the most practical. You can try a big pot but honestly I find with natural dyes, it’s easy to get streaky results. One day will do a video on my windlass set up! :)
Thanks! I thought of you today as I was driving out to UBC and spotted giant patches of ripe curly dock. I wonder if you can grind the seeds for some type of buckwheat flour? I haven't looked into it yet.
I have found over the years that my bright yellows form tansy did fade to more of a lemon yellow. I wish I had better news. I would peg it as a “moderate lightfast”.
Excellent video. This is one of the skills that I have wanted to gain but never have started. *looks at the tansy in my backyard* Where do you get your mordant supplies?
Yes! I order mine online at www.Maiwa.com . They’re amazing! I’d get some alum and the iron to start. Highly recommend and they have some amazing programs overseas to support small scale weavers and dyers in Southeast Asia to maintain traditional knowledge. Great company to support: maiwa.com/collections/natural-dyes
The short answer is that you can dry or freeze the heads until you’re ready. The slightly longer answer is that tansy is a flower dye that will lose a little of its POP as a dyer if it isn’t fresh. Some other flowers keep that pop (for example coreopsis) and most of the dye mushrooms keep their vibrancy. But you could always freeze and boost the flowers to River ratio. In general, if you use dried you need to boost the flower to fiber ratio by a factor of 10 (so if fresh was 1:1, you’d now need 10:1). That would be 10 grams flowers for 1 gram of fiber. I say give it a whirl - would love to hear how it goes!
@@WildcraftDyeing you know I'm Italian, when I read 'river ratio' I googled it to understand what you meant but I found nothing so I assumed it was just a typing mistake 😅😅
this is so amazing, I am so glad I found your videos! You are by far the most knowledgeable and clear sour e of info on natural dyeing I've found! Every time I think of a question, you're already part way through answering it! I cant wait to go harvest Tansy tomorrow now
Amazing!!! Thank you so much! I am here if you ever have any questions. Always! 💕
Beautiful shades!
Thank you! 💕
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aaamazing!!!! thank you. i just found you and love your clear concise instructions and easy to follow videos
Aww - thanks so much! My early videos are definitely a work in process but thank you so much for the encouragement!!! Super appreciated. :)
Amazing info!! I saw someone able to get aqua colors by increasing oxidation and reducing the cooking time and heat to a minimum. She left it to soak for six days in a shallow glass pan. I'll try to replicate her experiment!
Wild!!! This is totally new info to me. Did she mordant with alum? How exactly did she increase oxidation…? Chemical question - by oxidation do you mean increased exposure to oxygen or that the chorophores in the tansy oxidize as part of the reaction? So many questions! Thank you for posting. Would love to hear more as it’s tansy season here. :)
@@WildcraftDyeing I'm still a beginner so I don't fully understand but it was wild! He blog is called : what I dyed on my summer vacation - the interior of my brain. by abby Rammelkamp
Very interesting. So we finally come to know how Robin Hood's cape was dyed green. 8:50
Hahaha, one of the great mysteries of history! 🤣
This is a clear and helpful video. You are an excellent instructor! I am fairly new to dyeing my hand spun. I’ve done some sampling of some ethically sourced local (Victoria BC) lichens with mixed results. I just started some evernia fermenting. I love learning about tansy as a dye - it is SO abundant around here. The colours you got from it are perfect. I’m looking for a these colours specifically chocolate brown and a green dye and this looks like a fun and easy way to get them. I have a few months to scour and spin before the tansy is ready.
I’m looking forward to checking out the rest of your videos.
Awesome to hear! I have about a 50% success rate with E. prunastria, it either goes purple or fails at a dark brown. Haven’t quite figured out why they don’t always work. I’m just over in Vancouver but coming to Sooke to teach a workshop in the fall. Will post details to my website once I have a date.
Thank you for sharing your process! I’m just dipping my toes into natural dyeing and have done silks scarfs. But my question is have you dyed larger pieces of clothing? I’m just thinking about how big a pot would have to be and curious if you knew any other methods on dyeing larger pieces of clothing? Thank you so much. I love how clear your instructions come across
Hi! Sorry, somehow missed commenting sooner. Apologies. So I’m a recreating history nerd so I have recreated medieval wooden windlass to dye longer fabric pieces. Basically you stitch the fabric into a tube (stitch both cut edges together) and have it in a big pot. Then one end of the loop goes over a turning wooden bar. Then you turn the bar during the dye process and the fabric tube keeps cycling over the windlass. This gives gorgeous even results but is definitely not the most practical. You can try a big pot but honestly I find with natural dyes, it’s easy to get streaky results. One day will do a video on my windlass set up! :)
Ooooh Thanks! You are so sweet! ❤️🤗❤️LOVE your videos!!!!
Thanks! I thought of you today as I was driving out to UBC and spotted giant patches of ripe curly dock. I wonder if you can grind the seeds for some type of buckwheat flour? I haven't looked into it yet.
@@WildcraftDyeing I just googled it and they ARE edible!!! 👍👍👍 I will try for sure! 💚
@@sladeckova Amazing! Please report back with how it goes. :D
Thanks for this tutorial.
Is the dye produced from tansy lightfast?
I have found over the years that my bright yellows form tansy did fade to more of a lemon yellow. I wish I had better news. I would peg it as a “moderate lightfast”.
Excellent video. This is one of the skills that I have wanted to gain but never have started. *looks at the tansy in my backyard* Where do you get your mordant supplies?
Yes! I order mine online at www.Maiwa.com . They’re amazing! I’d get some alum and the iron to start. Highly recommend and they have some amazing programs overseas to support small scale weavers and dyers in Southeast Asia to maintain traditional knowledge. Great company to support: maiwa.com/collections/natural-dyes
thanks for the beautiful video. Can you harvest the flowers, dry them and use them later or the dye will fade away?
The short answer is that you can dry or freeze the heads until you’re ready. The slightly longer answer is that tansy is a flower dye that will lose a little of its POP as a dyer if it isn’t fresh. Some other flowers keep that pop (for example coreopsis) and most of the dye mushrooms keep their vibrancy. But you could always freeze and boost the flowers to River ratio. In general, if you use dried you need to boost the flower to fiber ratio by a factor of 10 (so if fresh was 1:1, you’d now need 10:1). That would be 10 grams flowers for 1 gram of fiber. I say give it a whirl - would love to hear how it goes!
@@WildcraftDyeing thanks, you've been very helpful!
Anytime! Also, that should have read flower to fiber ratio, not flower to River. Hahaha 😝
@@WildcraftDyeing you know I'm Italian, when I read 'river ratio' I googled it to understand what you meant but I found nothing so I assumed it was just a typing mistake 😅😅
does it grow in maine?
It does - I was able to find this. Looks like it’s also an invasive problem plant in Maine: www.mahoosuc.org/post/too-much-tansy