Nuno felt scarf of pomegranate dyed 石榴汁染雪紡混纖絲巾

 I done experiment of pomegranate juice cold dye with silk chiffon.  Last post  shows quite nice pink-purple.  I tested color fastness by making a nuno felt scarf.
早前的雪紡石榴汁染布 (前網誌), 製作成 nuno felt 絲巾的實驗, 知悉染上的色素經過皂水及溫水處理已轉化淺色, 個人結論是石榴汁染色素不太持久, 輕輕洗滌尚可, 加熱洗熨也會變成蝦肉色. 要是保存粉紫, 祗作絲巾衣飾之用,

Put some eco dyed scraps with purple merino wool to seal the edge

After rubbing, rolling and fulling..... all done.  The pink chiffon base faded out to light purple !!

But the original pink habotai turned to purple.  See comparison the "before & after" images above.

Based on own experiment, thought dyes of pomegranate with soap changed pH due to alkaline and warm water. 

                          

Though not as what I wanted to get the original purple, it's an experiment to know cold dye of pomegranate.

If I do not do anything with this dyed chiffon, no wool felt, no press with iron, no wash with warm water..... the bright color stays longer.

Anyway it's a testing.

Rosy pinky cold dye - 粉紫色染布

 

To start the new year 2015 with soft landing - cold dye of pinky rose with pomegranate.  This  pinky chiffon was made with the easy and eco pomegranate dye.

 粉紫色的雪紡來自石檔汁液, 一個簡易的植物印染開始我 2015的 "粉紫溫柔" 一天.

 

 Last March when I was in Tel Aviv I strolled along the promenade, there're stalls of fresh pomegranate press juice.

 I bought one.  About one and half the fruit of a pomegranate to make a cup of the fresh juice, Sweet and tasty.

 

These days here the markets have many big and juicy imported pomegranates.  I tried the cold dye simply squeezed the seeds to get the red juice then mixed with little vinegar to dye the chiffon. 

Fabric was soaked with diluted vinegar water.  First put the half length to soak the red dye then again the one third length into the dye for overnight soaking.  I done two pieces to see the outcome.

 Mogi helped the lining.  Gradation from plain to purple.

Mogi found his haven

Dyes dispersed on this piece with marble pattern

This is accidentally effect from the dyes I soaked twice so dyes dispersed like marble

The long one with half the length gradation

He's napping and dreaming what to do next

Mogi, "what's mum's resolution this year?"

Mum, "playing with color, wool and travel are on my radar........."

Simple steps of pomegranate cold dye.

For my 3 yards of chiffon I squeeze one pomegranate seeds by hand, then mixe 4 spoon of vinegar.  Spraye silk chiffon with vinegar and put into the juice overnight.

Take it out but do not rinse out juice.  Better flat dry in air shade. If the fabric is boiled color becomes earthy.  

This is my first time of cold dyed silk chiffon with pomegranate juice.  Thought that for this kind of dye will not last too long but I will do something of not frequent washing.  Will see how it will be........