HERB - dye plants

[sunshinegirl]

_Traditional Scottish Dyes and how to make them_, by Jean Fraser, has four
different recipies for Weld.  In the general dying instructions, it
recommends using equal wieghts of dry wool and plant material.  The plant
needs to be picked while still young, before it goes to seed, and the whole
plant except roots is used.

Melandra of the Woods

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> From: RAISYA at aol.com
> To: herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject: Re: HERB - dye plants
> Date: Friday, July 03, 1998 4:13 PM
> 
> I have a dyeing question.
> 
> I have weld seed which I plan to start this fall, but I really don't know
how
> many plants I'll need.  Has anyone else tried this?  How many weld
plants, at
> a guess, do I need for a decent dye bath?  Almost the only information
that I
> have on growing this plant is that it's a biennial, so any suggestions or
> comments would be appreciated.
> 
> Raisya Khorivovna
> 
>
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