[treches] projects,
volume 5:
dyeing with onions
[treches] projects, volume 5: dyeing with onions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| I've collected a lot of peelings from red onions, and are planning on dyeing some fabric ...red? | First of all, I soak the fabrics (cotton) in a mix of water and sodium carbonate with the pH of ca 10-11. This is to make the fibres take the colour. | Boiling the onion-peelings for about 15min, it goes from deep red till kind of brown... | ..and by the time I add the fabric its definitely brown -and not a very nice one..! I let this cook for another 15min. | cleaning it out in cold water, most of the dye goes away... | But if you compare with my other attempts (beetroot DOES NOT dye ANYTHING red!!!), the onion-dye on the right is definitely the most succesful...! When dry it's a bit less brown, a nice, light yellow..! |