September and October Dye Recipes
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Celery
Plant Collected: Celery/ Acevedo farm, Pine Island, NY
Date Collected: 09/21/2012
Part of plant used and amount: 1bundle of celery
Extraction process notes: Chopped celery tops (leaves) and boiled for 1 hr
Material/ WOF: 2 oz Cormo fleece
Dye/volume: 2 qts dye
Mordant/amount: Alum at 15%
Additions: 1 tsp of soda ash
Recipe notes: Heated up fiber in dye bath to 180 degrees with soda ash for 1 hr. Let cool overnight. Rinse
Kale
Plant Collected: Kale- Stannard Farm, NY
Date Collected: 09/15/2012
Part of plant used and amount: 1large bundle of kale
Extraction process notes: Chopped kale and boiled for 1 hr
Material/ WOF: 3oz alpaca fleece 3oz of Merino fleece
Dye/volume: 2 qts ½ qts dye
Mordant/amount: Alum at 15%
Additions: 1 tsp of soda ash
Recipe notes: Heated up fiber in dye bath to 180 degrees with soda ash for 1 hr. Let cool overnight. Rinse
Lavender
Plant Collected: Lavender
Date Collected: 09/13/2013
Part of plant used and amount: 2 bouquets of lavender. Used the leaves, flowers and half of the stems.
Extraction process notes: Simmered for 1 hr.
Material/ WOF: 4 oz skein of shetland yarn
Dye/volume: 2 qts
Mordant/amount: 1 tbsp
Additions: No additions
Recipe notes: Put wet fiber into dye bath. Heat fiber at this temperature in dye bath for 40 min. Turn off heat and leave overnight to cool.
Mums 1
Plant Collected: Mums/ Stannard Farms, NY
Date Collected: 09/15/2012
Part of plant used and amount: 1 bundle of large mums
Extraction process notes: Boiled tops for 1 ½ hrs
Material/ WOF: 5 oz Merino
Dye/volume: 3 qts dye
Mordant/amount: Alum at 15%
Additions: 1 tbs of soda ash
Recipe notes: Heated up fiber in dye bath to 180 degrees with ash for 1 hr. Let cool overnight. Rinse
Mums 2
Plant Collected: Mums/ Stannard Farms, NY
Date Collected: 09/15/2012
Part of plant used and amount: 1 bundle of large mums
Extraction process notes: Boiled tops for 1 ½ hrs
Material/ WOF: 5 oz Merino
Dye/volume: 3 qts dye
Mordant/amount: Alum at 15%
Additions: 1 tbs of soda ash ¼ tsp iron
Recipe notes: Heated up fiber in dye bath to 180 degrees with ash and iron for 1 hr. Let cool overnight. Rinse
Radish 1
Plant Collected: Radish/ Acevedo Farms, Pine Island, NY
Date Collected: 09/02/2012
Part of plant used and amount: 2 bundles of radish tops
Extraction process notes: Boiled tops for 1 ½ hrs
Material/ WOF: 2oz
Dye/volume: 2 ½ qts dye
Mordant/amount: Alum at 15%
Additions: 1 ½ tbs of soda ash
Recipe notes: Heated up fiber in dye bath to 180 degrees with ash for 1 hr. Let cool overnight. Rinse
Radish 2
Plant Collected: Radish/ Acevedo Farms, Pine Island, NY
Date Collected: 09/02/2012
Part of plant used and amount: 2 bundles of radish tops
Extraction process notes: Boiled tops for 1 ½ hrs
Material/ WOF: 2oz
Dye/volume: 2 ½ qts dye
Mordant/amount: Alum at 15%
Additions: 1 ½ tbs of soda ash and 1tsp iron
Recipe notes: Heated up fiber in dye bath to 180 degrees with ash and iron for 1 hr. Let cool overnight. Rinse
Red Grapes
Plant Collected: Red Grapes
Date Collected: 10/20/2012
Part of plant used and amount: Enough grapes to fill ½ 12 qt pot
Extraction process notes: boiled for 1 hr
Material/ WOF: 3oz of Merino fleece
Dye/volume: 3qts ½ qts dye
Mordant/amount: Alum at 15%
Additions: 1 tbsp iron
Recipe notes: Heated up fiber in dye bath to 180 degrees with ash for 1 hr. Let cool overnight. Rinse
Zinnia 1
Plant Collected: Zinnia
Date Collected: 09/15/2012
Part of plant used and amount: 2 bundles of large multi colored zinnia flowers
Extraction process notes: Boiled flower tops for 1 ½ hrs
Material/ WOF: 3 oz Merino fleece and 5 oz of Leicester yarn
Dye/volume: 2 qts dye
Mordant/amount: Alum at 15%
Additions: 1 tsp of tartaric acid
Recipe notes: Heated up fiber in dye bath to 180 degrees with tartaric acid for 1 hr. Let cool overnight. Rinse
Zinnia 2
Plant Collected: Zinnia
Date Collected: 09/15/2012
Part of plant used and amount: 2 bundles of large multi colored zinnia flowers
Extraction process notes: Boiled flower tops for 1 ½ hrs
Material/ WOF: 3 oz Merino fleece and 5 oz of Leicester yarn
Dye/volume: 2 qts dye
Mordant/amount: Alum at 15%
Additions: 1 tbs of soda ash
Recipe notes: Heated up fiber in dye bath to 180 degrees with ash for 1 hr. Let cool overnight. Rinse.