Interesting Experiment!

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Sue

Here’s a little experiment I tried with a piece of Hardanger recently.

This is a piece of needlework we did at EGA’s Indiana State Day. The intent was to use it in the silver box, but I decided the cream and silver just were not pleasing to me.

Decided to experiment with the color by dying the piece with YellowTail Shiraz!  Here are a few photos of the process.  I wasn’t sure what color I’d get – reddish purple, blue, something else?

Before we begin
Before we begin
Ready to go!
Ready to go!
STEP 3
No turning back now!

Making sure the cloth is evenly wet. Realized it was a little shallow so ended up adding more.
Making sure the cloth is evenly wet. Realized it was a little shallow so ended up adding more.
Soaking . . .
Soaking . . .
Here's what it looks like after pouring off the wine.
Here's what it looks like after pouring off the wine.
Rinsing
Rinsing
A final rinse - look at how the color is changing!
A final rinse - look at how the color is changing!
Done - now to line and insert,
Done - now to line and insert.

So, the Yellow Tail Shiraz ended up producing a nice mushroom brown!  I’ve purchased some wine colored cotton to line the piece but that’s a project for another day!

One thought on “Interesting Experiment!”

  1. TheDulcimerGuy

    Looks good!!

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