I just made apple pie tonight! They look delicious. Years ago, my mom and dad bought a house with a toppled apple tree. For several years they let it bloom and it probably would have kept on going forever. Sadly, it was on the side of a hill and eventually it had to be cut down so that it wouldn't slide down into the road below. However, that wasn't the end of the tree. I used the bark to make a natural dye. And after dyeing several skeins of wool, turned them into a lovely tapestry, which hangs in my bedroom today. Just felt like telling you that story!
@olivetreeann I loved that story and I have been a weaver for years. I've made dye from onion skins and other things but never apple bark. Thanks for sharing.
@pandorasecho I would imagine there are a lot of great natural dye-stuffs in your area. Any of the fruit tree bark makes a nice dye- but my guess is that redwood would also. Any nut producing tree is a good source as well- acorns, black walnuts (VERY dark), chestnuts and so on. One time a gal brought daffodil heads in to make a dye- it produced a beautiful light yellow color. Pretty much anything that will seep into the water produces a dye. It's the mordants that make them stick that are critical in whether something will take or not. Go ahead and experiment!
October 9th, 2011
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