An Experiment with our Loganberries

Recently I thought I might try

using some of our Logan Berry juice from last Summer

(we still have some of our own stewed frozen berries that we grew

and picked about 5months ago)

to dye a few bits of lace and cotton that I was wanting to use

in a new book which is now almost finished.

So here is what they looked like boiling in a stainless steel

pot on top of our slow combustion stove.

 I poured off about 1/4 cup of the juice from the stewed berries,

then added this to a cup of water and boiled these

bits of cloth and lace pieces

for approx. 30 mins.

Because I was wanting to achieve a less bright and more muddy

colour I decided to add a few sprinkles of Dylon black

to the liquid.

I was quite happy with this colour

 

 but still playing I then popped the pieces into a pot

of diluted Parisian Essence.

My preference would have definitely been to use the

eco-dyeing method but time did not permit me

to experiment this time.

 

 I was quite happy with these results!

A potpourri of of altered shades of Loganberries and

this is how they are starting to look in combination with

other shades and colours in my new book.

 

 

 A blending of some favourite colour combinations
which I will share in my new journal soon!

 Yeah the sun is shining and the air is starting to warm up again

as Spring is waking up here.  I hope you are having some

lovely weather still where you are too!

Enjoy!

 xox Suzy