It's the Second on the 2nd event hosted by Bleubeard and Elizabeth. This is where we search back in our blog posts and share it again a second time on the 2nd of the month. Some of you might remember this quilt.
Over on my older blog I did a search for quilts and found this one to share. March 25, 2016 Embroidered Blocks Into the Onion Skin Dye Pot.
I have never liked a plain white anything-not in quilts, not in clothes, not on my walls-lol. After I had embroidered several large blocks that were going into pillows and a quilt I decided no I can't have that super white background-ugh lol
So I made up a strong onion skin dye and let them sit in it for awhile. It took the edge off the very white for me, a very soft beige-white If you click on the link above I posted how I did it
Happy Second on the 2nd
I don't do white either. I have never used onion skins so am glad to have this information.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome-the red onion skins give a deeper color
DeleteThis is wonderful, dear Kathy. I love how you shared your onionskin dyeing procedure. I've never used the chemicals or alum with mine, so that surprised me. I allow mine to sit and cool overnight, too, but I often dye mine in the microwave in my basement studio. Of course, I don't have the incredible amount of fabrics you had and I never have enough onion skins to dye a large batch, even though I save them FOREVER. This was a really fun post to read and it was definitely a first for me. I love how you sparked my interest in onionskin dyeing again, dear. Thanks for sharing this as your second look on the 2nd.
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DeleteThe onion dye gave the material a great colour. We used to colour eggs at school with onions. I love white walls and have some white furniture, a terrible choice for somebody as messy as me! Happy 2nd on the 2nd, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeletemy friend near the woods home always loved white walls too-and now in the states the trend is very white kitchens-white walls white cabinets
DeleteHimself used to have his students dye Easter eggs with onion skins as one of their experiments.
ReplyDeleteI love that idea Kathy. I have some old embroidered items that were my mom's and they have stains from age. This is a great way to cover those up and use those otherwise good items. Thanks for sharing! Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteyes good for that I also used the pebeco sun paints for vintage linens too-those are really pretty and cover up stains well
DeleteVery nice. Onion dye should be safer than using tea as a dye.
ReplyDeleteEcru aka vanilla bean aka beige aka off white is my favorite color.
the tea or coffee dyes will give you a darker color but you can't let them sit in that over night would weaken the fibers I think I like soft beiges too and off whites
DeleteWhite walls are the only kind that I don't get tired of. We had a sort-of yellow in the dining room for years and I was thrilled when we painted it white! But I like lots of bright colors in textiles in the white rooms, like Turkish, Chinese, or Persian rugs on walls and floors.
ReplyDeletebe well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
I have an artist friend-a painter-and she only has white walls everywhere-she said it makes the house easier to sell when ever she decide to do that-well she has lived in this house 20 plus years now haha but she likes white too
DeleteVery clever ~ I like white however, but I get it!
ReplyDeleteI think most like white-I am odd haha
DeleteYou have reminded me of one of my Mum's experiments with onion skins - she got a very bright yellow - I can't ever recall seen anything that she made with it! She would try all sorts of plants to experiment with! Happy Days! I'm not a fan of bright white either! Hugs, Chrisx
ReplyDeleteI am wondering how she achieved a bright yellow with the skins-she may have added something else. the red onion skins give a gorgeous color-actually prettier than the yellow skins
DeleteVery Interesting - I Like It - Enjoy The Weekend
ReplyDeleteCheers
thanks-you as well
DeleteI read your older post to see how you did the dyeing. I'm starting to get interested in natural dye-so I may try this. I love the water in your blog background. Hope your weekend is wonderful!
ReplyDeletethe red onion skins will give a deeper color I love natural dyes-I have done quite a bit of it when we retired to our woods home back in '03 goldenrod will give you lovely yellows
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