Rosemary dye
Dye Experiment Materials:
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79 grams of fresh rosemary
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(pre-washed) silk and and cotton fabric (cut into 6x6" squares)
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pot (not used for cooking
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strainer
Left to right: cotton broadcloth and silk habotai
Fabric preparation:
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Add 1/2 gallon of water to a pot.
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Mix 8tsp of alum with 1 cup of hot water.
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Bring pot to boil and add fabric.
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Simmer pot for one hour.
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Leave overnight to cool down.
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Rinse fabric under warm water.
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Dye bath: ​
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Fill the pot with water halfway.
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Bring to boil.
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Add rosemary to pot.
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Simmer pot for 1 hour.
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Strain rosemary out of dye bath.
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Bring pot to boil.
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Add fabric.
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Simmer for one 1 hour.*
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Turn off heat and let fabric sit in dye bath overnight (I left mine in for 17 hours total).
*I added an additional three cups of water as some of the water evaporated due to all the heat.