Silk embroidery thread dyed in goldenrod, onion skins, avocado stones, and walnut.
Embroidery thread in onion skins dye bath
Making madder lake
Straining madder lake
Madder-dyed embroidery thread
Dyed fabric in madder
Madder lake, bottled
Weld growing in my garden
Dyed embroidery thread in Weld
The beginning stage of making lake with homegrown weld from my garden (foreground) and store-bought weld (far right) with alum.
Letting the foam settle after adding the calcium carbonate to the weld and alum mixture
Dried lake
Ground weld pigment
Harvested goldenrod