Hand made dye from plants cherry laurel

[@mervezembil833]

I love watching your videos of you experimenting with natural dyes and creating the loveliest colours! I really want to try some of these recipes myself. Can't wait for more!

[@michaelaschmid]

I hope you do try it out for yourself! It's so much fun and even with a bit of experience, the dye making process is always full of surprises. Pretty surprises, which is the best kind :)

[@mariapawlusiewicz96]

Your videos make me want to do the same experiments, i love the idea of making your own paint from scratch 😍

[@michaelaschmid]

I hope you do! It's a lot of fun and always full of surprises! :)

[@TG-mx5wb]

Omg, those green bee plates!

[@michaelaschmid]

I love them so much! If I remember correctly I got them at Anthropology (but that was years ago, so I'm not sure they're still on sale)

[@BrenzerM]

I loved this!!!!! ❤️ Thank you

[@alphaechomv]

I felt a personal connection with that unsticky sticky note. :) As for acids and colors, I'm making soap with natural ingredients and there's a huge difference in color depending on what oils (acids) you use and at what part in the process you add the colorants. I wish I took better notes!

[@michaelaschmid]

Oh wow. I've always wanted to try soap making, but I know I'm too clumsy to get involved with lye. :)

[@finnegan-mccoy]

I love your dye videos! Small question- did the dye stain your pots or any of your utensils?

[@michaelaschmid]

It did stain the wooden utensils, but I washed them right away and after a bit of scrubbing I got most of it out. There was no staining on the plates or pots (thank goodness)

[@finnegan-mccoy]

Thank you!

[@alexanderwox274]

is there any way you could make water color with stuff you have around the house like without alum

[@michaelaschmid]

Absolutely. You could try and leave out the alum. The result would likely be less bright color, that isn't as lightfast. You could use for example corn starch as a thickener if you're looking to make ink. There might be an issue with mold if you make larger amounts to use over time, but If you work in small batches, you could achieve very good results with just vinegar, citric acid, corn starch... I haven't personally tried it yet, but you could look into iron mordant (rusty iron like old screws submerged in 2 parts water, 1 part vinegar, in a tightly closed jar and leave for two weeks) Iron mordant should make colors darker and more lightfast.

[@elisabethm9655]

I think the reaction on the copier paper could be that it’s not an acid free paper? And since I’ve enjoyed this and several other of your videos, I’m subscribed and belled😁

[@michaelaschmid]

I think you must be right. Chemistry is my worst subject, but it would make sense :) thank you for subscribing! I’m so happy you like my videos

[@ashaparekh9071]

Can plant n flowers dye long lasting

[@michaelaschmid]

It can, but it depends on a lot of aspects. Which plants you use, the amount of light the dye is exposed to, how often it is washed... for example I wouldn't plant dye a t-shirt that is washed a lot and is worn in sunshine, but for example a couch cushion that isn't washed often and sits indoors away from direct sunlight will last a lot longer. I'd suggest making dye samples and taking note how the color develops over time. I hope that helps! Sorry I can't give a more concrete answer, but I'm still learning myself. :)

[@ucc1481]

where was alum put in the whole experiment?

[@michaelaschmid]

Alum is in all of them :)

[@ucc1481]

@@michaelaschmid in what quantity pls ?

[@michaelaschmid]

@@ucc1481 I added a flat teaspoon to each pot

[@anjapeh403]

Kirschlorbeer ist hochgiftig! Lieber nicht ausprobieren!

[@michaelaschmid]

ok