Pansy dye progress

The results of the pansy dye experiment have been interseting and a little suprising. The purple and blue pansies gave beautiful shades of green to the silk organza.


Silk organza soaking in purple pansy brew


The silk looks a little bluer in the jar. Maybe it's the reflection of the blue and purple flowers in the water.


The silk fabric dyed with yellow and orange pansies is a greenish yellow.


Yellow and orange pansy dye


 


Green and yellow silks from pansy dye


I like these shades, but I'll keep experimenting.

Pansy Dye

Since May, I've been picking pansy flowers and saving them in the freezer. At first I kept individual colors in their own bags - purples and blues together, yellows and oranges in their own bags, etc..Lately, I've just been stuffing them all together so now I have to separate them.


A few fresh blue pansies  for the brew


There are mostly purples  and blues in this jar, but since I wasn't very careful. there are a few bits and pieces of pinks and yellow flowers

Yellows and oranges

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