tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219620501596758837.post5379127331699624122..comments2024-03-28T09:18:31.419-06:00Comments on Patchouli Moon Studio: Yarn Dyed With Prickly Pear CactusDaryl @ Patchouli Moon Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06187456682218408410noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219620501596758837.post-62410985912661005952018-12-09T14:09:25.817-07:002018-12-09T14:09:25.817-07:00Has anyone tried to mordant to help hold the color...Has anyone tried to mordant to help hold the color--ie salt or vinegar or something natural. I would like to try to dye some hand spun yarn with prickly pears--I am thinking about just juicing the pears and putting them in a large glass bottle and then submerging the yarn. Then leaving the jar in the sun for a week or 2 but then I think I will need to soak them in salt or vinegar or something to make the color hold onto the fiber. Does anyone have a suggestion?????<br />fiberPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803190570639942283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219620501596758837.post-24481394053640982382016-07-31T08:45:45.026-06:002016-07-31T08:45:45.026-06:00An easy way to get the juice from the prickly pear...An easy way to get the juice from the prickly pears is to freeze them in bags for about a week. Then take the frozen prickly pears or tunas out of the bag and place in a colander. The beautiful juice will drip through and the pulp, skin, seeds, and spines will not. To get a clean juice I then strain it through a wet pillow case. Don't worry the color will unfortunately easily rinse out of the case.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866335801773988563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219620501596758837.post-58147782006992409372014-04-30T22:38:19.343-06:002014-04-30T22:38:19.343-06:00May I ask how many pears you used and how you went...May I ask how many pears you used and how you went about handling the pear. Did you slice it open? Juice it? And did you use a mordant? My neighbor has a cactus that has these growing on it and he let me pick some today but I'm not sure of the how. Thanks so much! <br />Falulabell@ yahoo.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414795899091121282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219620501596758837.post-67584138546478029832013-01-28T05:21:32.880-07:002013-01-28T05:21:32.880-07:00Lizzy I hope you come back here to read this becau...Lizzy I hope you come back here to read this because you are a no-reply blogger which means I have no email to contact you directly. I made a scarf out of this yarn, so it doesn't get washed often and I haven't worn it outside that much either so it has not faded. Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187456682218408410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219620501596758837.post-77589542314177189552013-01-27T19:59:53.574-07:002013-01-27T19:59:53.574-07:00Hi Daryl,
Can you tell me if the yarn faded over ...Hi Daryl,<br /><br />Can you tell me if the yarn faded over time?<br /><br />Thank you!<br />lizzylizzy, thehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14343817248887496208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219620501596758837.post-29575548729417916222012-06-26T07:36:00.034-06:002012-06-26T07:36:00.034-06:00Daryl, I just love the natural dye. Much better th...Daryl, I just love the natural dye. Much better than the kool-aid I tried several years ago.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925978968455925401noreply@blogger.com