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This my 3rd year using this technique. It never ceases to amaze me that each time I get different results!
This year I used:
A couple weeks ago I ran across this tutorial on dyeing eggs using veggies. I just had to try it for myself.
I used turmeric and yellow onion skins for the orange eggs and red cabbage to make the blue eggs.
As soon as I get more eggs, I’m trying some other colors.
Welcome to T stands for Tuesday. Hope you had a lovely Easter.
Last week I decided to try a new technique with my natural onion skin dye. I’ve done natural dying in the past and always amazed how different the results can be.
The only leaf or flower I had on hand was cilantro, so I made do with that.
I didn’t have a ton of onion skins so I decided on 4 eggs. I tucked the eggs into the onion skins and filled the pan with water. I also gave a generous splash of white vinegar to the mix. I cooked the eggs like I would for hard boiled eggs. Bring to a boil uncovered, boil 1 minute, cover and turn off burner. Let sit for at least 20 mins. Perfect eggs every time. These eggs I let sit much longer…until they were lukewarm since I wanted the dye to have as much time to work it’s magic as possible.
Oh yeah magic. Look at how dark that color came out.
They are so interesting to look at. I want to try this again but with other leaves and flowers.
I was so mad at myself after I dumped the dye water down the sink. What was I thinking!!! I could have thrown some bits and pieces of fabric and lace in there. My mind was preoccupied. Good old Murphy of Murphy’s law had paid us a visit. While boiling the eggs I notice the digital display for the oven wasn’t on. Obviously the cook top worked since I was using it. Yep the control board was shot. On the bright side, I hated my old stove. And this lovely news came the day after finding out I have to get a root canal. Nothing like waking up with a swollen cheek and painful mouth.
There are a few more things that Murphy contributed to over the past week as well but I’m done complaining.
Time for a decadent cup of coffee before moving on with my day.
What are you doing today?
What’s a girl to do when she has a bunch of boring white cotton yarn?
Dye it of course.
I used a batch of red cabbage dye that I saved in the freezer from dyeing eggs.
I decided to use some crochet skill to try out a dishcloth.
I love that the yarn isn’t a solid color. Some people would look at that as a flaw but I think of it as a bonus.
I made up my own pattern. Frankly, it looks like a thick doily to me.
I’m not sure how the color will stand up to repeated washings but who cares! It’s a dishcloth after all.
Next I’m going to attempt to follow an actual pattern. We’ll see how that goes…since I seem to be pattern challenged.
PS…it’s snowing here again.
**SAD FACE**
Just like last year, I’m using a natural dye process to color our eggs. I used this tutorial for the process.
The purple/blue eggs were made with red cabbage.
The reddish eggs were onion skins..both yellow and red gathered from the bottom of my onion drawer. Based on the tutorial, I expected I’d get a greenish yellow color.
I also threw a few scraps of muslin in the dye bath. The orange is really puzzling to me. One side is more orange than the other but the blue pieces are the same color on both sides. You can also see where I dripped a little blue dye on the orange. Opps!
Note to self and others: USE GLOVES!! My fingers are horribly stained.
I can’t believe how late I am this year starting my seeds. I usually start them around St Patrick’s Day. Somehow it slipped my mind that week then the next was a disaster of monstrous proportions when Murphey stopped by and overstayed his welcome.
I settled on two kinds of tomatoes and green onions this year. At least for now. I’m not ruling out starting a couple more things. Last year my small starter plants didn’t fair well once transplanted so I’m not sure if it’s worth the time and effort,
I decided to try planting my green onion seeds in egg shells this year. For one…they are so cute! And secondly, I can just slightly crush the shell when planting the sprouts in a bigger container instead of trying to move those spindly little onions one by one. Experimentation is always fun.
I’ve been saving my larger plastic containers for transplanting the tomatoes out of the disposable cups (which BTW I’ve had on hand for ages!! Not terribly “green” but they are a necessary evil when hosting a large crowd. ) I decided to cut up a lid and use it as plant markers. This works so much better than wooden popsicle sticks!!
Hopefully next time I share photos the containers will be sporting little tiny green seedlings.
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