[Sca-cooks] [Fwd: [EK] Dying linen with saffron]

[Stefan li Rous]

  Lord Vincenzo Martino Mazza asked:
> Is anyone able to peovide the information that Baron Ernst
> is requesting?
>
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject: [EK] Dying linen with saffron
> >> Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 14:33:45 -0700 (PDT)
> >> From: Baron Ernst Nuss von Kitzingen <baronernst at snet.net>
> >> Reply-To: BaronErnst at snet.net, East Kingdom <sca-east at indra.com>
> >> To: sca-east at indra.com, manche at indra.com
> >>
> >> Can anyone please lead me to some sources regarding
> >> dying linen with saffron?
> >>
> >> Ernst
>
> In a subsequent message, Baron Ernst added these words ...
>
> >> First, I need information regarding dying silk and/or linen
> >> with saffron. Not alternatives, not suggestions for similar
> >> colors but actually dying silks and linens using saffron.
> >>
> >> Ernst

Are you looking for modern instructions on doing this? Or period 
references to this being done? Or period instructions for how to do 
this?

This Florilegium file has several period references to it being done 
and at least one very brief, cursory period description of doing it. It 
might have some better modern instructions also, but I didn't look 
through it in detail after finding the period references.
dyeing-msg      (176K) 12/30/04   Dyeing techniques and discussion.

You might also want to check these files as well. All of these are in 
the TEXTILE ARTS section.
dye-list-art      (9K) 2/28/00   A list of period plant dyes by Moriel.
mordants-msg     (17K) 7/30/98   Info. on mordants. Period and modern.

Stefan
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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
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