Iris inks ... again, but better this time

[@kay0productionz]

You could dehydrate the flower pulp and make it into powdered pigment, add some glycerine, gum arabica and boom another ink/watercolor

[@michaelaschmid]

That is such a good idea! I'll try that next time. Thank you!

[@LeonoraSavage]

I do like this video! I am subscribed! Also, fun. Yes. Very. I am actually SO very impressed that you managed the colours of Sweden from a single flower!

[@jennischindler]

Your cutting board is a storybook and I just love looking at it!

[@michaelaschmid]

I love that board, so much history :)

[@sharonkuisis1717]

Thank you for a wonderful video, I have just picked many flowers and leaves and will give it a try! Most excited 😁

[@PandoraASMR]

"it's something philosophers think of as... Fun" amazing. 😆 This was an awesome video thank you!

[@michaelaschmid]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@ishasunconditional5056]

Beautiful!U can use the petal mesh for making recycled/handmade paper. 🎊🎉The second method is the most easiest one!Thankyou

[@michaelaschmid]

That is such a fantastic idea! Thank you so much, I’ll definitely do that next time :)

[@ishasunconditional5056]

@@michaelaschmidWelcome!Glad you liked it!One more:-You can dry the mesh out in the sun/gently fry it on a pan till dry,make its powder and add water diluted Gum Arabic to it so you can make an Iris crayon/pastel ou of it!

[@meinhartfrancois]

I had a sudden brainwave in the bath and thought of this same idea! Just a little late to the party haha I think you could also use the pulp to make a colour bath and dip in clothes or curtains... a nice ombre might work best, I'd wager

[@ishasunconditional5056]

@@meinhartfrancoisYes,it could make beautiful shades!

[@meinhartfrancois]

@@ishasunconditional5056 given how often @Michaela Schmid shows us embroidery, perhaps we'll see some home-dyed yarn...? Although I don't have a clue how one would fixate the colour into the threads - I've never graduated beyond packets of supermarket dye myself : just add salt, water and clothes (and make sure you rinse your machine well afterwards)

[@aliflora7778]

Excellent

[@wallewaltz]

i love both of those colors!!! i wish i collected some flowers during summer, i could make my own inks and paint with them! thank you so much for the video, i'll definitely try this one day!

[@michaelaschmid]

Yeah, this video comes at the wrong end of the summer, but there’s always next year! 😂

[@wallewaltz]

@@michaelaschmid by the way do we need alum? could we just strain the flower and use what's left as an ink?

[@michaelaschmid]

@@wallewaltz you can do that, but the color will probably not be as intense and will brown a lot quicker. Natural pigment browns over time, but with alum it’ll take much longer time :)

[@wallewaltz]

@@michaelaschmid ah how interesting, i didn't know that. i'll look into some alum and hopefully next year i'll have some fun with this.

[@michaelaschmid]

@@wallewaltz by the by, if you have trouble finding alum, there’s other mordants you can try like iron and copper. I never tried those because I bought a bag of alum three years and have used that ever since, but other Options are available :) if you google something like “mordants for natural dyeing” you can find whole lists of things you could try