Avocado dye
Dye Experiment Materials:
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6 whole avocado skins (were frozen due to being stored in freezer)
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7 avocado pits (were frozen due to being stored in freezer)
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cotton voile and broadcloth, silk habotai, and linen
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pot (not used for cooking)
Clockwise starting from top left: silk habotai, linen, cotton broadcloth, cotton voile
Fabric Preparation​
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Cut fabric into numerous 6x6" squares.
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Pour 3qt of water into a pot bring it to a boil.
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Mix 1.5 tsp of of alum with 3/4 cup of hot water.
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Add alum mixture to boiling pot.
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Add fabric to pot and let it simmer for one hour.
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Let fabric in pot cool down.
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Once the pot is cooled down, take fabric out and rinse it under water.
Dye bath
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(Defrost avocado matter if necessary.) Put avocado matter in pot and cover with water.
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Bring pot to boil and simmer it for one hour.
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After simmering, turn heat off and let avocado matter soak in pot for one hour and 20 minutes.
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Add fabric to pot and let it sit overnight. (I let mine sit for 15 hours.)
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Bring pot to a boil and simmer the fabric for one hour. (Continue to add water if dye bath is boiling off. I ended up adding six additional cups of water).
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Let the pot cool down and rinse fabric with warm water.
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*Due to how late I started the dye bath, I left the fabric to sit overnight but preferably I would boil the fabric in the dye bath before letting it sit overnight.