ROSEHIP SHELLS ORGANIC CUT OR GROUND ~ Dye Colour Yellow and Orange
Eastern Europe
Wool, Silks, Cotton and Linen can be dyed with Rosehip. It gives a light-yellow orange, depending on quantities used.
*Also suitable for soap making and consumption
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Colourfastness: poor - medium
Basic Recipe for orange/yellow:
100gr wool or silk mordanted in 10% Alum and for 1 hour.
200g Rosehip
1.Soak 100gr Rosehip overnight.
2.Pour mixture through a cloth, tie off the Rosehip (dye bag) and keep in the dye bath.
3.To dye: Simmer wool for one hour. Leave in dye bath to cool (will deepen the colour)
Rinse and dry
