I unwrapped the bundle to add the fourth flower.
and let it percolate for several days
The bundle had a rich red-brown colour
unwrapped and with the stinky, slimey flowers
ewwww
lovely rich red, but there was slime residue, and I had to rinse off the slime
Oh, look! The colour rinsed out of the materials. What a shame!
less rinsed out of the brushed cotton
I liked how it gathered on the fabric edges
It was suggested to wash the fabric in salt water, so I ripped a piece off each type of cotton for testing
The colour ran this much with just a dunking. Oh, no!
The results on the brushed cotton
If I do this another time:
perhaps wrapping the flowers in paper towel and/or netting would solve the problem of fabric slime
I might heat set in the dryer before rinsing or removing the flower slime
I might mix different plants
It was interesting how the colour varied from a bright pink to a red-brown.
I shall heat set the fabric a second time by placing in the dryer, and then wash to see if the remaining colour is permanent
Hope your experiments have a better outcome.
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz
less rinsed out of the brushed cotton
I liked how it gathered on the fabric edges
It was suggested to wash the fabric in salt water, so I ripped a piece off each type of cotton for testing
The colour ran this much with just a dunking. Oh, no!
The results on the brushed cotton
The results on the white cotton
If I do this another time:
perhaps wrapping the flowers in paper towel and/or netting would solve the problem of fabric slime
I might heat set in the dryer before rinsing or removing the flower slime
I might mix different plants
It was interesting how the colour varied from a bright pink to a red-brown.
I shall heat set the fabric a second time by placing in the dryer, and then wash to see if the remaining colour is permanent
Hope your experiments have a better outcome.
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz
