I tried dyeing fabric with PINE CONES | Will it Dye? ep. 2, natural fabric dyeing

Hello everyone and welcome to a new video!
For anyone who missed the first video, here it is: • Will it Dye? Episode 1...
This time I wanted to learn about the history of mordanting and following more historical recipes. Here are my references:
Caley, E. R. (1926) “The Stockholm Papyrus : An English Translation with brief notes” Journal of Chemical Education IV:8 : 979-1002.
Rosetti, Gioanventura. "The Plictho of Gioanventura Rosetti : Instructions in the Art of the Dyers Which Teaches the Dyeing of Woolen Cloths, Linens, Cottons, and Silk by the Great Art as Well as by the Common". MIT Press, 1548, archive.org/de....
www.wildcolours... (where I got my gallnut extract)
digital.scetv.... (wallnut recipe)
Next episode will feature what I find outside lol
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[@samwhyatt8685]

Hey lovely. For future experiments you'll find that your dyeing agents will release their active ingredients much more if you smoosh them up first! Also, by changing the pot in which you dye (copper, iron etc) you can sometimes achieve two completely different colours from the same dyeing agent - due to the reaction between the dyeing chemicals and the metal of the pot 😊😊😊

[@pay1370]

If you are into fountain pens and the like, there are actually iron-gall writing inks made from gallnuts which are thought to be one of the oldest surviving ways of making inks! One of the reasons they aren't very popular now is that they can corrode steel pens and, ironically, stain clothes like crazy haha

[@elinordrake7129]

Interesting!

[@TheMetatronGirl]

I’m so enjoying this series of experiments! I can’t wait to see what you do next...AND what you do with your new colors of fabric!

[@SolsGarage]

Dyeing with puffy white sleeves... you're braver than I!

[@juliathelittle7007]

This series is so relaxing and informative. Love it.

[@kyasarin131]

I love how soft and delicate the pink turned out! Who would have thought oak galls and pine cones would make pink?! My sister's oak tree has been dropping galls and I've collected a bunch. I wonder if I would get such a lovely pink result if I used fir tree cones.......

[@margaretstrayer3075]

If you really want to dive deep into natural dyes, I recommend the you check out the following books: The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing: Traditional Recipes for Modern Use by J.N. Liles and Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes by Jenny Dean, Karen Diadick Casselman. They provide not only a really comprehensive set of recipes for all sorts of dye stuffs and mordants but also explain the science behind the the processes. I have been using them for several years and love them both.

[@Lillyk96]

I love wild color! if anything it is a truly beautiful book!

[@CatsCostumery]

Those are great, thank you! I'm always looking for new books :)

[@pv6450]

Such a lovely video. You have so many lovely colors awaiting you in your world. Madder, woad, weld. You can make any color from these 3 plants!!!! It is astounding.

[@lisakilmer2667]

Hi, this is a fun reminder of my dye-bath adventures in making colored yarns for my daughter. Many plants make lovely colors, but few hold up for very long. Pokeweed (phytolacca americana) berries make a glorious magenta that quickly turns golden tan. Turmeric makes an almost tangerine gold which also can fade in just one day in the sunlight. I notice many viewers are giving tips -- here is mine: use neutral water. If yours is full of minerals or acid, your dye bath will be disappointing.

[@BeQueerMakeStuff]

Lovely! :D I wouldn't have expected it to be pink like it is. :)) Also, just generally love how sweet and gentle your videos are.

[@missclarksartclass8929]

Awesome!!! Who would have thought, pink from pine cones! A little tip I do when I tie dye with students (it may not work with natural dyes) if you let the dyed item dry in the sun or in a hot dryer before you rinse it it holds the color better! Also vinegar helps immensely! Again that’s with modern dyes.

[@diniahnightshade1111]

The exceptionally soft, muted tones of those two natural dyes are really nice.

[@coreygilles847]

Oooh! That turned out so beautiful!

[@bethtuten9378]

Gorgeous! I've achieved a similar pink on cotton yarn using avocado pits and skins, but that requires saving them up as I use the avocados. I live in the country (Southern US), and am literally surrounded by pine cones! I look forward to giving this a try 😊

[@Feelicitasy]

ohh, the colors of the mint and pinecones are so pastel-y, they'd probably make beautiful edwardian shirtwaists! Would you try onions or red cabbage next?

[@CatsCostumery]

Oooh I'd love to! I think the onions would probably fit best with my 'use what I have at hand approach' so maybe those will be next :)

[@almadeckard8360]

@@CatsCostumery Red cabbage makes a nice soft blue purple.

[@pv6450]

@@almadeckard8360 it does make a lovely stain but unfortunately will not retain its color. So many nice natural dye stuffs just waiting outside everyone's doors..

[@lisakilmer2667]

In my experience, red cabbage is not worth the effort. It doesn't hold up at all. Many dyes from foodstuffs are similar in their impermanence.

[@Moth1761]

Red cabbage and the like are known as fugitive dyes and so will not last and essentially fade in the sunlight.

[@MsDawn0113]

I'm really enjoying this series. I love the color that the fabric came out. Such a lovely delicate pink.

[@thefarmhouseinthefield4576]

Walnut dye can be ordered from most basketry sites as it is frequently used in dying baskets.

[@selkiemorien9006]

Pine cones, I would never have thought of those O_O It would be really interesting to see how long those colours last, but for now they're very pretty!!

[@shellylrobinson6999]

The pink really shows up when next to the Mexican mint.

[@amandamarquart2047]

I love this series! Natural dye techniques seems like such an interesting subject to delve into!

[@mjdc2533]

So amazed by the pine cones. The colour is beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing your research and experiments. Very interesting.

[@michellecornum5856]

This was Very interesting. I would never have guessed pine cones for dyeing. I wonder if different species of pine gives different results. Ah, the rabbit holes ahead!!!! Stay well! Love this!

[@pippaseaspirit4415]

Both colours would be great for linen summer tops or dresses.

[@elizabethpothier6270]

This is really neat, I like how soft the colours are.

[@ncalgal4699]

Turned out nice!

[@katerrinah5442]

I adore that shade, I'm definitely going to try this asap!

[@SiriusFeanor]

I would have never guessed that with pine cones you get pink! They say avocado peels also give pink colour. But I haven't tried it myself, so I can't vouch for that.

[@juliaantunes5660]

Hi! Thank you, I'm loving those videos. Usually I see people letting dry the fabric before washing it. I think maybe it fixes more the color.

[@Grace_x68]

Love your videos.

[@fabioferreiragomes]

.......ESPETACULAR....MAGNÍFICA.....INCRÍVEL.........

[@OriginalR69]

Really lovely, subtle tinted effect you've achieved, which is just perfect for that lighter weighted fabric. Now, go forth and use it to make something historic and beautiful :)

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

I've been using natual dyes in food (easter eggs mostly) and have been contemplating experiments with fabric. I did some with wild grape juice but I'm not sure how colourfast it will be, I tried a heated method and a nonheated method, and made a control for each, then tried each one adding salt, or vinegar, or both, then another set with half the time to see if there were colour differences hiding under how dark the first batches came out (I marked each sample with sharpie so I'd know what it was but it came out so dark I can't see most of the markings!). I'd never heard of mordanting, so when I experiment with that fter doing some research, I'm going to do a control strip of the same fabric without mordanting to see how it affects the colourfastness. I also noticed that the little balls of wool I tossed in with my cotton samples didn't take dye nearly so well so different fabrics are going to react differently too... Thanks for this video!

[@elinordrake7129]

I'm surprised at the pink from the pine cones! Very pretty! If you like the pink colors, make sure you save all your avocado skins and stones/pits. I tried that a few years ago and the color was really lovely. I used a big bag of them I'd been keeping in the freezer & they came out a sort of salmon pink? Antique pink? Darker I think than the pine cone dye, but only a little bit. I've also gotten a pretty lavendar-ish color from red onions. Which was confusing as I thought they were supposed to be a different color. :) I tried red cabbage and got a very nice blue, but alas, it was not very colorfast even with the mordant. Of the three the avo seemed to last the longest but I did not really know what I was doing & was just 'playing'.

[@CatsCostumery]

Playing is the best! :)

[@rachelunderwood4868]

Such a delicate shade of pink. Gorgeous!

[@leyiseclipse]

I love this series!! I love the mauve pink it became!! I have recently followed someone who does natural dyes and it's so crazy what colors you get from natural stuff!! I can't wait to see more from you!

[@conniemurdoch8528]

If you want a cheap source of walnut shells, go to the pet store. They sell it as bedding for lizards and the like. They also use them in natural cat litter. I use it to fill pin cushions. It says 100% rushed walnut shells on the pack.

[@susanrobertson984]

So interesting! I look forward to the next of these!

[@thebratqueen]

Raise your hand if you couldn't help but look to see how much the mint had grown since the first dye video :D

[@threadsandpurrs]

this is a fun series. :)

[@cinnamonsugarcourtney6073]

I'm interested, my Mom is really bored and wants to do something with a bunch of pinecones, for some reason my Papaw has gathered like.... Ten 5 gallon buckets full of pinecones that he's not doing anything with. Also there's a seed in the center of pinecones that if you roast them they're edible, supposedly.

[@mrs.knecro7044]

It depends on the pine cone but usually they are under each of the layers. They are just pine nuts. You cane eat them raw, boiled or roasted in the shell or out I suppose. Some of my family harvest and sell pine nuts every year ❤️. I don’t know the specific kind that they do but yeah pine nuts are delicious

[@NouriaDiallo]

My cousin was a wood turner, and he turned pinecone cores, they made beautiful pens. He would harvest them after the squirrels had removed the scales to eat the nuts. When we could find some whole ones, after eating the nuts, we would use them to start the fireplace, they are easy to light on and burn for a long time.

[@cinnamonsugarcourtney6073]

@@NouriaDiallo sounds cool!

[@CatsCostumery]

I wonder, a higher concentration of pine cones would probably make a stronger colour!

[@samwhyatt8685]

Smoosh your pine cones first!

[@purpleexplorer2263]

Love this series Kat!

[@MaridithSmith]

I'm so excited you found 16th century dying instructions

[@rosaelenarivera2765]

Lovely experiments; you should try dying wool or other animal fiber they take dye much better than cotton; did natural dyes in college and cochineal, marigolds can get you tons of cool colors. Brava for trying to dye cotton it is a hard fiber to dye

[@qiajenaehamilton6638]

Cat! U completely surprised me, too, with the red color from the pinecones. I was thinking a light green or yellow! Very interesting! Thanks! Q

[@bethanymcmullen7429]

Are you wearing your stays in the talking parts? Also this is perfect timing because I just started to explore the idea of natural plant dyes and loved hearing more about mordanting!

[@CatsCostumery]

I’m wearing oneof my corsets for a future video!

[@youngarrows]

I just found your channel and I was wondering if you could do a beginner skirt tutorial. I don’t really sew but I want to start!!

[@graysonc.6661]

I once made a dye with acorns, took fricken forever because it was originally supposed to be ink but I was far to impatient to let it cook on my stove for several hours with consistent check ins

[@pennyhenschke7883]

You probably have it but the go to book for natural dying is by India Flint

[@moriahwilliams340]

I been curious about "painting " images on a cotton polyester blend fabric but have torn between using dye or fabric fabric paint. I'm afraid the fabric paint would alter greatly the feel of the fabric or dye would not render the details I desire

[@saravarela7305]

Eu já usei cascas de noz e bugalhos (oakgalls) para tingir. Consegui um castanho dourado com as cascas de noz e cinzento com os bugalhos. Estava numa recriação histórica e a usar uma panela de ferro, que altera as cores. Nunca experimentei em casa numa panela de inox, mas de certeza que a cor vai ser diferente. E as pinhas deram uma cor lindíssima!

[@CatsCostumery]

Sim! Ouvi dizer que o ferro altera as cores, é o que quero experimentar a seguir :D

[@l.m.2404]

Be aware of how mordant ingredients can change colours, both acidic or alkaline substances can be used.

[@ragnkja]

Someone suggested trying red cabbage as a dyestuff, and that is definitely one I can imagine giving very different colours depending on the mordant, since it’s a pH indicator.

[@l.m.2404]

@@ragnkja exactly, it will go from pink to blue. :)

[@deblawson1575]

Is your water filtered so it takes out the chlorine and the fluoride, and all the other detergents put into tap water? Just wondering if those chemicals will have an effect on the dye bath?? Interesting question, I will have to experiment thank you for one of my next science projects.🥰 PS: I so ENJOYED your video, Thank you so very much. God Bless you.

[@scattygirl1]

Music? It's lovely, whatever it is.

[@Deezeleeks]

Does anyone know if this would work on polyester? I have some microfiber bed sheets that I've been wanting to dye.

[@judithcollins3744]

I have had no luck dying synthetic materials.

[@CatsCostumery]

I wouldn’t recommend it for synthetics, they are very hard to dye :(

[@jkabholat]

What if you had crushed the pine cones?

[@CatsCostumery]

I'm not sure, it probably would've worked too! However, it would be harder to strain the water :)

[@laurenloertscher1319]

"They both come from trees"