WHOLE POMEGRANATE FLOWERS ~ Dye Colour Yellow
Harvested in India, wild Collection
Wool, Silks, Cotton and Linen can be dyed with Pomegranate. It gives a darker yellow, depending on quantities used.
*Also suitable for soap making and consumption
-------------
Colourfastness: Poor
Basic Recipe for yellow:
Basic Recipe for orange/yellow:
100gr wool or silk mordanted in 10% Alum and for 1 hour.
50-100g flowers
1.Soak flowers over night.
2.Pour mixture through a cloth, tie off the flowers (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
