{"id":8416,"date":"2019-01-30T10:45:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T17:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=8416"},"modified":"2020-05-19T08:07:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T15:07:44","slug":"avocado-dyeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2019\/01\/avocado-dyeing\/","title":{"rendered":"avocado dyeing"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Clearing in the Woods<\/a> at India Flint’s School of Nomad Arts<\/a> starts February first!<\/p>\n

I’ve been preparing since October when I made quantities of little circular bundles using different plants and objects and dyes. Those bundles are in jars resting comfortably in my studio, no mold or explosions experienced.<\/p>\n

I purchased a scarf in a silk cotton blend to use for the project. Over the past few days I’ve dyed the white scarf with avocado pits and skins. I had stored up a quantity in the freezer.<\/p>\n

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Step by step:<\/p>\n

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  1. Scoured the scarf by washing it in the sink with washing soda and dish detergent. Rinsed it as best I could by hand. It dried out afterwards but I don’t think that mattered much.<\/li>\n
  2. Thawed the avocado out of the freezer and washed \/ scraped off the most obvious remaining bits of green flesh.<\/li>\n
  3. Dumped avocado into my copper dye pot. Added tap water, no other amendments. I thought about washing soda or bicarbonate or cream of tartar (alkaline), which might have brightened the pink color. But decided to keep it simple for the first try.<\/li>\n
  4. Simmered on the wood stove and the cooktop. The wood stove heated the brew but wasn’t enough to get to a consistent simmer. So I moved it to the stove burner. This probably took a little over an hour.<\/li>\n
  5. Decanted the brew into my electric cooker through cheesecloth. This step was important to eliminate a lot of floating particles. I’m glad I have two dedicated vessels for dyeing.<\/li>\n
  6. Added my scarf to the cooker, stirred, covered. I did not apply any more heat.<\/li>\n
  7. Left it for approximately 30 hours (overnight). I rearranged the scarf in the dye a few times but it didn’t seem to be picking up color unevenly.<\/li>\n
  8. Dripped the scarf dry in the bathtub. I only had to pick a few particles off the fabric. The bathtub is a little pink, but I think that will come off eventually!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Not sure how or when I will launder the scarf. It feels a little stiffer than I’d like, so I’m tempted to wash it.<\/p>\n

    Looking forward to starting this February project soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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