Hi! I’m really excited with the projects!!! I’d like to know what’s the effect of the color that we use with Iron. My experiments until now results in the same dark colour independing the plants i used with water and Iron.
Yes, iron is known for its darkening effects. You can get a wider range of colours with iron on cotton. You might also like to try experimenting with mordanting your wool with alum for brighter results. And of course, using onion skins or even eucalyptus leaves if you can get them, without iron to get oranges.
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Hi! I’m really excited with the projects!!!
I’d like to know what’s the effect of the color that we use with Iron. My experiments until now results in the same dark colour independing the plants i used with water and Iron.
Yes, iron is known for its darkening effects. You can get a wider range of colours with iron on cotton. You might also like to try experimenting with mordanting your wool with alum for brighter results. And of course, using onion skins or even eucalyptus leaves if you can get them, without iron to get oranges.
Thanks!!!