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Raspberry dye

Dye Experiment Materials: 

  • 180 grams of raspberries 

  • (pre-washed) silk, wool, and cotton fabric (cut into 6x6" squares)

  • pot (not used for cooking)

  • strainer

  • container for dye (optional)

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Left to right: felted wool, silk habotai, and cotton broadcloth

Fabric preparation: 

  1. Add 1.5 gallon of  water to a pot.

  2. Mix 8tsp of alum with 1 cup of hot water.

  3. Bring pot to boil and add fabric.

  4. Simmer pot for 1 hour. 

  5. Let pot cool down until fabric is retrievable.

  6. Rinse fabric under warm water.

Dye bath:  â€‹

  1. Add 4 cups of water to pot.

  2. Add berries to pot.

  3. Bring to boil.

  4. Simmer dye bath for 20 minutes.

  5. Take dye bath off heat

  6. Strain fruit out. 

  7. Add fabric to dye bath.*

  8. Let it soak for a day.

  9. Occasionally stir.

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*I moved the dye to a glass container as I need the pot for more dyeing. 

© 2020 by Alyssa Domenico

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