Friday, August 26, 2016

SO fun!

Ok, the colors are not good in these pictures like they are in person.

On the left is Merino dyed with cosmos flowers. On the right is dried hibiscus flowers. These are the first in the dye pots.




                                     This is the 2nd dye with hibiscus. a little lighter, but still pretty.


 

                                                      And the 2nd dye with the cosmos.




I was a little disappointed in the hibiscus. When I was simmering the dried flowers, the color was a beautiful deep red color. I was hoping to get red yarn. Or at least pink. But they turned out a light lavender color. Which is fine. But pink or red would have been nice.

I am having so much fun doing this! Wish I had started sooner. Next I will be using rosemary.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Have you ever tried mixing the cosmos and hibiscus together to see if they make green? Probably not but I wonder?

Kris said...

I;ll be using comfrey for green. Can't wait to see what it will be like.

An At Home Daughter said...

Beautiful!