Guest guest Posted September 18, 2001 Report Share Posted September 18, 2001 *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com ~~~~~~~~ http://store./lunehaven/herbsfordyes.html Blacks alder, black walnut, yarrow Blues elder, elecampane, indigo, oregon grape, woad Browns burdock, cascara sagrada, comfrey, fennel, geranium, hops, juniper, madder, onion, pokeweed, poplar Golds agrimony, amaranth, dock, goldenrod, lavender cotton, mullein, onion, plantain, poplar, ragwort, safflower, salsify, yarrow Grays elder, poplar, raspberry, sunflower, yarrow Greens agrimony, angelica, barberry, bayberry, betony, coltsfoot, comfrey, dock, fennel, foxglove, goldenrod, horsetail, marjoram, mullein, rosemary, sage, salsify, sunflower, tansy, ura-ursi, weld, woad, yarrow Oranges bloodroot, chicory, golden marguerite, madder, sunflower, weld Pinks bloodroot, pokeweed, sorrel, woad Purples Blackberry, geranium, grape, lady's bedstraw Reds dandelion, dock, hops, lady's bedstraw, madder, pokeweed, potentilla, St.Johns wort, sweet woodruff Rusts pokeweed, safflower Tans barberry, onion, oregon grape, raspberry, sunflower, sweet woodruff, uva-ursi Yellows agrimony, barberry, broom, chamomile, dandelion, dock, fennel, fenugreek, golden marguerite, goldenrod, grindelia, horseradish, lady's bedstraw, onion, saflower, saffron, sage, St.Johns wart, salsify, sunflower, tansy, yarrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2001 Report Share Posted September 18, 2001 Thanks!! this is great info... Regarding bloodroot- this is an endangered plant and it is probably wiser to use it medicinally only when necessary, and stick to chicory or other weedy species for dying. Chicory makes a delicios tea from the roasted root- like coffee but good for your liver :-) Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2001 Report Share Posted September 18, 2001 Thankee ma'am and you're welcome too Good point about the bloodroot .. and the following goes for all plants .. Harvest wisely and don't abuse! " Reforestation " is just as important for smaller, herbaceous plants as it is for trees. I hope folks realize that as they get more into natural ways of doing things and it becomes more and more " popular " . *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com > Thanks!! > > this is great info... > > Regarding bloodroot- this is an endangered plant and it is probably wiser to > use it medicinally only when necessary, and stick to chicory or other weedy > species for dying. Chicory makes a delicios tea from the roasted root- like > coffee but good for your liver :-) > > Michelle > > > My Pictures of Aromatic Plants and Exotic Places In Turkey > http://members.home.net/chrisziggy1/triptoturkey.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2001 Report Share Posted September 19, 2001 To use dye herbs; do you grind them up and then add them when you add the EO's???? Do I need to place them in an oil or water base to add, or??? Carol doggone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2001 Report Share Posted September 20, 2001 > To use dye herbs; do you grind them up and then add them when you add > the EO's???? Do I need to place them in an oil or water base to add, > or??? > Carol My personal suggestion is to dye the base oil. Grind up the herb or chop it up finely (if you don't want pieces in there you can strain it). Stick it in the bottle of base oil, cork or cap and let sit overnight. A little at a time, add a few pieces each day until it is the right color. Some of the darker colors require a little heat to work. If you can set it in the sun. If not, VERY CAREFULLY heat in the microwave for just a bit on low. It is very easy to cause burns and explosions by heating oil in the microwave, so please be careful!! But it is an option in an emergency:) If you recipe has some other fat in it, you can dye that. Most cold process soaps and melt and pours don't seem to bring out the color as much, so dyeing the base oil beforehand helps you get close to the color you want (it will still change). Blessings, Soseneda Quidquid Latine dictum sit, altum videtur. ICQ# 47264444 AIM: SosenedaA : Soseneda_Arianrhod Looking for herbs and other witchy supplies? Many wonderful handmade items from Twining Vines available at The Town Market TheTownMarket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2001 Report Share Posted September 20, 2001 Soseneda, Thank you very much for the information. I can't wait until we are done moving so I can get back to making soap and try dyeing it with the herbs. I usually dye my soap with food coloring or powder dyes made for soap. This will be a natural method instead. Carol doggone , leanashe@w... wrote: > > To use dye herbs; do you grind them up and then add them when you add > > the EO's???? Do I need to place them in an oil or water base to add, > > or??? > > Carol > My personal suggestion is to dye the base oil. Grind up the herb or chop > it up finely (if you don't want pieces in there you can strain it). > Stick it in the bottle of base oil, cork or cap and let sit overnight. A > little at a time, add a few pieces each day until it is the right color. > Some of the darker colors require a little heat to work. If you can set > it in the sun. If not, VERY CAREFULLY heat in the microwave for just a > bit on low. It is very easy to cause burns and explosions by heating oil > in the microwave, so please be careful!! But it is an option in an > emergency:) > > If you recipe has some other fat in it, you can dye that. Most cold > process soaps and melt and pours don't seem to bring out the color as > much, so dyeing the base oil beforehand helps you get close to the color > you want (it will still change). > > Blessings, > Soseneda > > Quidquid Latine dictum sit, altum videtur. > ICQ# 47264444 > AIM: SosenedaA > : Soseneda_Arianrhod > > Looking for herbs and other witchy supplies? > Many wonderful handmade items from Twining Vines available at The Town > Market TheTownMarket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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