Barvano z zelenimi orehi - Dyed with green walnuts

Zelenin orehi dajo krasno žametno temnorjavo barvo (najtemnejši barvi na sliki). Potem pa je barve v orehih še toliko, da sem barvala naprej in dobila še nekaj odtenkov od rdečkaste do oranžne in rumenkaste, preden je končno ostala samo še bež (najsvetlejša na sliki), ko se mi je zdela vsa barva v barvilni kopeli porabljena in sem jo zavrgla.

Orehova barva mi je zelo všeč in bom letos junija spet skušala dobiti zelene orehe.

Green walnuts give a beautiful velvet dark brown colour (the darkest two skeins in the picture). After the first dyeing there was so much dye left in the walnuts that I continued dyeng new skeins and obtained several nuances passing from reddish to orange and yellowish to finish in a beige (the lightest colour in the picture) when the dye bath seemed exhausted and I discarded it.

I like the walnut colour very much and will try to obtain green walnuts again this June.

Amarilis

Tale moj amarilis se mi zdi tako lep, da ga kar moram objaviti - čeprav ni volnen :-))

I find my amarilis so beautiful I just can't help posting it - although it is not woolen :-))

Svileni šali - Silk scarves

Ves čas, ko z rastlinami barvam volno, barvam tudi svilene šale (svila pongee, 45 x 180 cm).

All the time I've been natural dyeing wool I've been also dyeing silk scarves (silk pongee, 45 x 180 cm).

Tri leta sem jih samo barvala in spravljala v košaro, jih občasno občudovala and razkazovala še drugim. Letos sem jim končno dala prišiti kratke ježke, na strop so mi montirali tirnico s trakom ježka in zdaj krasijo mojo predsobo - trije metri krasnih barv svile!

S fotografiranjem sem se zelo trudila sama, nato pa še drugi zet Tomaž, ampak v predsobi ni skoraj nič naravne svetlobe in tole je najboljše, kar sva lahko naredila.

For three years I've been only dyeing and putting them in a basket, admiring them and showing them to visitors from time to time. This year I finally had short velcro bands sewn to them, a curtain rail with a velcro band mounted on the ceiling and now they make a lovely decoration in my hall - three meters of splendid silk colours!

I made every effort to take usefull pictures myself, then my second son-in-law Tomaž helped me, but since there is practically no natural light in the hall these pictures are the best we could make.