I was just thinking about walnuts yesterday when I dyed an organic tee shirt a warm shade of brown, alas with a chemical dye. I thought how nice it would be to have a bucket of green walnut hulls to mix up a batch of nature's dye and have a truly organic tee shirt. Perhaps this fall when you visit we can do that. I have a great source for walnuts, well at least for the hulls.
Clara - So I looked it up on a great website http://www.ehow.com/ from which I edited this version.
How to make natural brown dye from black walnuts
Things You'll Need:
•Black walnuts in husks
•Large kettle or pot
•Boiling water
•Rubber gloves
Fill a large pot with two gallons of water and heat it. Add twenty or more of the black walnuts still in husk to the boiling water and remove from the heat.
Allow the nuts to steep in the water overnight. Put rubber gloves on to remove the nuts from the cool water or your hands might be stained brown.
Save your dye in canning jars for future projects eg a tie-died shirt and save the extra in canning jars for future projects. ps Jars do not need to be sealed."
ps approx - how many cups to a gallon?
Meanwhile whilst we are waiting to see the result of the organic, warm brown T shirt, from http://www.shopatnextdoor.com/ with R's everyday challenge.....
What's Good for the Goose...July 18th
is good for the gander. Women everywear are flocking to printed men's shirting!
Animal Kingdom...July 17th
Graphic printed tee with necklace.
Alvin the Chipmunk...July 16th
I caught this chippy admiring my necklace. He thought it went well with his outfit.
Long Time Passing...July 15th
Long Time Passing... So,ok I'm under a little bit of pressure here. I started this piece a long time ago and finally got around to it. That's the great thing about this project!
Shirt Tales...July 14th
Prince Charming scene high taleing it about Brookfield.
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ReplyDeleteThat was a lovely blog once again. Wish I had known about ehow sooner as we have "bats in the belfry". Oh well, Tom the Batman is coming this am to rid me of the pesky creatures that sneak into my house in the middle of the night. I've taken to sleeping with a baseball cap on and all the lights on, not good for your beauty sleep. We have lovely green painters tape covering every crack and crevice we can find on the inside of the house, not good for my high need for perfection and home decor. Promise to have the problem solved before your visit.
ReplyDeleteFYI
'Bats in the belfry' refers to someone who acts as though he has bats careering around his topmost part, i.e. his head.
It has the sound of a phrase from Olde Englande and it certainly has the imagery to fit into any number of Gothic novels based in English parsonages or turreted castles. In fact, it comes from the USA; nor is it especially old. All the early citations are from American authors and date from the start of the 20th century.
My Bat Song:
I live in a very, very, very bat house.
With one bat in the garbage can,
sounding like a squeaky fan.
Two bats on the ceiling,
not at all appealing.
Three bats swooping through the air,
trying to land in my hair.
I live in a very, very, very bat house.
And if he wants his wifey dear,
he better get them out of here.
My house, my very, very, very bat house!
Batnotta