Dried (non-organic) Walnut Shells Ground ~ Dye Colour golden and dark Browns
*Walnut Shells powdered harvested in the wild of Macedonia
Walnut shells or husks are used for plant dyeing Wool and Silk. Preferably, you would like to use green Walnut husks, the dye colour brown is more radiant, but not everybody has a Walnut tree in the back garden, so try these dried shells instead.
IF you do have a tree handy, do collect the green husks and freeze them. You can use them as a dye without any need to fix the colour due to the tannin content.
If you use the dried husks, I would suggest to use a mordant, too. But do try without it, you might like the result!
Colourfastness: good
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Basic recipe:
100% of Walnut shells
Wool (Mordant not necessary)
Soak the shells overnight
Simmer for 2 hours
Strain through cloth.
Add wool to the dye bath simmer for one hour.
Let it cool and leave in dye bath overnight.
Rinse and dry.
