Pattern download is in the description. Did you like this project? It was a fun and interesting experiment that's worth trying at least once. If the formula is right, it could be a safe and cost-effective way to save some money on expensive leather dye. Let me know what you think, and thanks for watching!
I love it!!! I have a lot of blackberries, more than I can eat! I didn't know I could make dye out of them. I love the Blueberry colour as well! How are you stitching? with 1 or with 2 needles? Thank you!
@CoverPlays The color fades a bit over time, so look up something called "fixant" or something along those lines. It's one more added ingredient to make the color stay longer. This video I was just testing out simple water and fruit. And for the stitching, I used two needles for a classic saddle stitch.
@@CastilloHeritageCrafts Just a thought.. The green husk / skin of walnuts would be worth investigating as a dark brown dye. It deeply stains skin when pickling them 🤔
Huh, I've never handled them enough to know. You're right, basically anything that stains the fingers is what I'm looking to try! Next I want to look into spices, like turmeric. Thanks for the suggestion.
Thank you! I have been meaning to look into this. A friend gave me a copy of The Plictho of Gioanventura Rosetti, first edition 1548, English Translation M.I.T. Press, Cambridge Massachusetts, 1969. Section 4 is "The Art of Dressing Leather" (tanning and dyeing). I just haven't had time to go over it. But from the foreword, for leather it contains 9 recipes for blacks and greys, 8 for reds, 9 for blues, 5 for greens, 1 for yellow, 1 for "dark wine" (morello) and 2 for gilding.
Oh, wow! Sounds like I have to check that book out. I tried a very simple method for this, I didn't use a "mordant" which I hear is supposed to keep the pigment better affixed to the material. It's worth trying other techniques. Thanks for the comment and for watching!
You're right, there's reasons why processed dyes are the standard these days. But there are "mordants" that I just learned about which can be added to natural dyes to increase water resistance and sustained color. Thanks for watching and for the comment!
Pattern download is in the description. Did you like this project? It was a fun and interesting experiment that's worth trying at least once. If the formula is right, it could be a safe and cost-effective way to save some money on expensive leather dye. Let me know what you think, and thanks for watching!
I love it!!! I have a lot of blackberries, more than I can eat! I didn't know I could make dye out of them. I love the Blueberry colour as well! How are you stitching? with 1 or with 2 needles?
Thank you!
@CoverPlays The color fades a bit over time, so look up something called "fixant" or something along those lines. It's one more added ingredient to make the color stay longer. This video I was just testing out simple water and fruit.
And for the stitching, I used two needles for a classic saddle stitch.
@@CastilloHeritageCrafts ah, great, that's what I learnt in my course, but I didn't see it well in the video. Thanks a lot for the answers 🤩
Wow, this turned out incredible! The purple colour is gorgeous 😍. Amazing work and beautiful product.
Thank you very much!
This color looks very natural!👍
Thank you! Yes, I think the color is a beautiful tone. A successful experiment. Thank you for watching 🙏
Very cool! Nice try, I think it looks good.
Thank you! I appreciate it.
Thats so nice!
Thank you! They're beautiful colors, especially that purple.
Your sounds quality it really good btw
Thank you for letting me know. And thanks for watching
Thanks for posting
And thank you for watching
@@CastilloHeritageCrafts
Just a thought.. The green husk / skin of walnuts would be worth investigating as a dark brown dye. It deeply stains skin when pickling them 🤔
Huh, I've never handled them enough to know. You're right, basically anything that stains the fingers is what I'm looking to try! Next I want to look into spices, like turmeric. Thanks for the suggestion.
Thank you! I have been meaning to look into this. A friend gave me a copy of The Plictho of Gioanventura Rosetti, first edition 1548, English Translation M.I.T. Press, Cambridge Massachusetts, 1969.
Section 4 is "The Art of Dressing Leather" (tanning and dyeing).
I just haven't had time to go over it. But from the foreword, for leather it contains 9 recipes for blacks and greys, 8 for reds, 9 for blues, 5 for greens, 1 for yellow, 1 for "dark wine" (morello) and 2 for gilding.
Oh, wow! Sounds like I have to check that book out. I tried a very simple method for this, I didn't use a "mordant" which I hear is supposed to keep the pigment better affixed to the material. It's worth trying other techniques. Thanks for the comment and for watching!
Try red cabbage for blueish green
Interesting, I will try that. Thank you for the suggestion, and for watching.
You can but it it's how long the dye lasts before it fades. There is a reason why with all the natural colors only a few plants or animals are used.
You're right, there's reasons why processed dyes are the standard these days. But there are "mordants" that I just learned about which can be added to natural dyes to increase water resistance and sustained color. Thanks for watching and for the comment!