Sweetfern and onion skin

8 Responses

  1. grace says:

    LOOOOOOVE this! it’s not happening for me here, so i so much appreciate being there with YOU….
    THANK YOU

  2. Marti says:

    Wonderful markings via onion skins on paper; I’ve never dyed with paper but you have inspired me. Just knowing that there is possibility waiting in our cupboard via onion skins, etc. is such a gift…when winter is high and I get the urge to dye cloth , I always reach for onion skins if I have no other materials. Red onion skins plunked in a copper pot with a splash of vinegar gives me the elusive color of green, a color that I find hard to get from green growing plants…Equally the soft greenish imprints of the sweetfern stand out, subtly and magically. For me, the process of bringing color and markings to cloth from foraged materials or pantry materials, is the kind of magic that I hold as totally real!

    • Catherine says:

      I’m really glad to learn about red onion skins, vinegar, and a copper pot. I have all three! I’m realizing more and more that I don’t need to find a lot of new dye matter, I can just rely on old standbys. For paper, the key is not letting it flop around like cloth. It can disintegrate. Sandwich it between tiles, or wrap around a pipe with a good-size diameter. I don’t dye a lot but I do enjoy its magic.

  3. jude says:

    i have some bundles I forgot about. Thank you for the reminder!

  4. Nancy says:

    Wow!! What great marks!! How fun 🙂

    • Catherine says:

      Onion skin marks are always surprising and so easy. One looks like a sun and got me thinking to arrange them in a circular form next time.

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