Hi New Zealand! I did my MSc in South Africa and I wish the rest of the world was as advanced as conservation in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. New Zealand in particular- very sexy stuff with rodent eradication on island. Everyone wants to talk about LotR, but come on - let’s talk more about you folks have advanced island ecological health and bird populations. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!
Wow, I live in Buffalo and these grow in abundance everywhere. I have some growing naturally on the side of my driveway. I never knew what they were but I’ve been wondering if I could use them to dye. Great video, thank you! I’m excited to get home and grab a few to experiment with. ☺️
I have but I find I don’t get the same brightness. Freezing for a few weeks seems to be fine though. Generally I find mushroom dyes survive the dehydrator better than the flowers do.
If you can't use all the golden rod you have before it dyes off, can you cut and put the flowers in a bag in the freezer and use at a later date? thank you for your help.
Yes you can but I do not find the yellow colour as intense a yellow. You’ll lose about half the vibrancy during the freezing or drying process. Oddly, not the same with mushroom dyes - those stay much more vibrant and store better.
Ok! If you’re trying to shift pH, I would advise baking soda as it tends to give uneven results. Much better to stick with washing soda/soda ash. It’s more powerful, harder to get but won’t mess with the dyes’ evenness. A splash of vinegar can help add golden tones to goldenrod and will add in colour saturation and stability (i.e., light fast and wash fast). I don’t believe that goldenrod will respond much to a rise in pH but have to admit I haven’t tried it. I say go for it and report back! :D
Thanks so much for this video, I followed pretty much what you did and my yarn came out great!! I didn't try modifying the ph in the end. I did two skeins and I left one of them yellow, and I did an after dye dip into rust water and it turned a nice olive green! I'm so happy with it.
Hello! another great video :) I am wondering if the tsp of ferrous sulfate in a jar of water would be good for dipping multiple hanks of yarn...how quickly does it exhaust? Thanks!
Such a good question! I would weigh all the hanks (dry) in total and then do 12% WOF. You can go above the usual minimum amount of iron (usually 6%) because you’re only dipping for a few minutes.
Oh! Good question. So I just dyed again with goldenrod flowers this weekend and did 100% WoF (I.e., ratio of 1:1). The yellows were just ok - I would definitely go at least 200% WOF. It’s funny, dried mushrooms really seem to hold their dye potential but dried plants just pack a lot less punch.
@@WildcraftDyeing I work with a good sized group of people and we're creating a platform for alternative education on getting back to nature. You can check out what we're doing at Collectively Rewilding's page on Facebook; I've shared quite a bit of your material there - thank you for creating such excellent videos! 🙂 Eventually the platform will be on Mighty Networks, with courses, specialized groups, and a main newsfeed.
@@sabrinasdaydream sounds amazing - I definitely want to help teach people learn how to forage from nature to get their own colours. Modern acid dyes on the industrial level are incredibly bad for the environment and the people who have to work with the chemicals. I really love this hobby and how everything I use goes right into the composer. :)
Am loving this series. Thankyou for such a friendly, academic approach. Greetings from New Zealand!
Hi New Zealand! I did my MSc in South Africa and I wish the rest of the world was as advanced as conservation in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. New Zealand in particular- very sexy stuff with rodent eradication on island. Everyone wants to talk about LotR, but come on - let’s talk more about you folks have advanced island ecological health and bird populations. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!
*islands
Going to try this tomorrow!
Goldenrod is an incredible plant. You can even extract natural rubber from its leaves.
Wow! I didn’t know that. Very cool!
Well described and accurate. Thanks x
Thank you! I strive to be as accurate as possible (without coming off as pedantic).
Wow, I live in Buffalo and these grow in abundance everywhere. I have some growing naturally on the side of my driveway. I never knew what they were but I’ve been wondering if I could use them to dye. Great video, thank you! I’m excited to get home and grab a few to experiment with. ☺️
Thanks so much! Would love to see your dye results. Yay!
An you use the golden rod after it’s dried?
I have but I find I don’t get the same brightness. Freezing for a few weeks seems to be fine though. Generally I find mushroom dyes survive the dehydrator better than the flowers do.
If you can't use all the golden rod you have before it dyes off, can you cut and put the flowers in a bag in the freezer and use at a later date?
thank you for your help.
Yes you can but I do not find the yellow colour as intense a yellow. You’ll lose about half the vibrancy during the freezing or drying process. Oddly, not the same with mushroom dyes - those stay much more vibrant and store better.
Thank you SO MUCH!!!
Any time! :D
Thank you this is so helpful!! I'm going to try it soon. Do you know how adding vinegar or baking soda would affect the final colours?
Ok! If you’re trying to shift pH, I would advise baking soda as it tends to give uneven results. Much better to stick with washing soda/soda ash. It’s more powerful, harder to get but won’t mess with the dyes’ evenness. A splash of vinegar can help add golden tones to goldenrod and will add in colour saturation and stability (i.e., light fast and wash fast). I don’t believe that goldenrod will respond much to a rise in pH but have to admit I haven’t tried it. I say go for it and report back! :D
Thanks so much for this video, I followed pretty much what you did and my yarn came out great!! I didn't try modifying the ph in the end. I did two skeins and I left one of them yellow, and I did an after dye dip into rust water and it turned a nice olive green! I'm so happy with it.
Yay!!! So glad to hear you had great results. So happy to hear this. Made my day!
Hello! another great video :) I am wondering if the tsp of ferrous sulfate in a jar of water would be good for dipping multiple hanks of yarn...how quickly does it exhaust? Thanks!
Such a good question! I would weigh all the hanks (dry) in total and then do 12% WOF. You can go above the usual minimum amount of iron (usually 6%) because you’re only dipping for a few minutes.
@@WildcraftDyeing thank you! I was also wondering what ratio you would recommend for dried flowers
Oh! Good question. So I just dyed again with goldenrod flowers this weekend and did 100% WoF (I.e., ratio of 1:1). The yellows were just ok - I would definitely go at least 200% WOF. It’s funny, dried mushrooms really seem to hold their dye potential but dried plants just pack a lot less punch.
I AM THRILLED TO FIND YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE IT! DYE ALL THE THINGS! Also let’s have nuanced conversations about conservation and protecting biodiversity! I’m here for it!
me too!
Awesome! I have many thoughts on the intersection of dyeing and conservative. Time for a video on it. :D
Thank you so much!
Pleasure! These are so much fun to make. :)
@@WildcraftDyeing Cannot wait to get started!
Doooo eeeeeet! Post if you have questions. :D
@@WildcraftDyeing thanx!!
Excellent video! What you are doing is extremely interesting AND useful! Thank you. 🙂 If you are ever interested in a collaboration, let me know.
Cool! What kind of collaboration are you thinking? Sounds interesting!
@@WildcraftDyeing I work with a good sized group of people and we're creating a platform for alternative education on getting back to nature. You can check out what we're doing at Collectively Rewilding's page on Facebook; I've shared quite a bit of your material there - thank you for creating such excellent videos! 🙂 Eventually the platform will be on Mighty Networks, with courses, specialized groups, and a main newsfeed.
@@sabrinasdaydream sounds amazing - I definitely want to help teach people learn how to forage from nature to get their own colours. Modern acid dyes on the industrial level are incredibly bad for the environment and the people who have to work with the chemicals. I really love this hobby and how everything I use goes right into the composer. :)
@@WildcraftDyeing your work really is beautiful. 🙂 Please check out what we are doing and if you are interested let me know.