Fresh from onion broth 洋蔥湯染

 

To do natural dye, nothing is easier than onion.  A 3D vessel and a pair of baby shoes are fresh from the onion dye pot.

 

Other than wool batts, I felted the vessel with raw fleece while the shoes with little scraps of silk chiffon for textures.

 

Grabed some onion skins to boil for a while with little vinegar.

 

Bundled the  vessel and shoes tightly then put into the dye pot.  Simmered 30-min for the booties while the vessel an hour to get strong color.

 

Unbundled the shoes.....

 

and the vessel...... tight tie lines are what I wanted.

 

My sketch.....All white, alright and turn to bright.......  that's what I wanted.

 

Silk chiffon after dyed, a little brown then wool.

 

All the looks......

 

So, the longer and the more onion skins the stronger the color.

 

A pastel color can be achieved with little onion skins and only dipped a while in the dye pot. 

Last blog for this dress dyeing.