Doin A Bit Of Dying Lace.

[got2rope]

I use RIT laundry dye with phenomenal results. I mix it one part dye and 1/2 part water, and then place dry strings in and let it soak for 24 hours. Then pull the strings out, wipe off the excess and let the strings fully dry. Once they dry out the dye sets and will not bleed when strings are tempered for braiding. Best method i have found.

[JLD]

hi

you can use the spice Tumeric , should be able to get the powder in the grocery store. It will give you a nice deep yellow

johanne

[KnotHead]

Interesting. I'll have to give that a try out. Thanks for passing that along.

B...

hi

you can use the spice Tumeric , should be able to get the powder in the grocery store. It will give you a nice deep yellow

johanne

[troy]

Have used black hull walnut powder for years - originally got it from braintan.com but it seems these days you can get it from most herb places. I like it as you only have to mix alittle in cold water and a soak of 10 minutes gives you a dark brown colour. Have experimented with various things over this time and found the best results come from items like grass, bark, nettles hulls etc that have only recently been cut before most of the tannins have been washed out - items like the bark and nettles actually made the lace develop a sort of leathery feel after a weeks soaking.