Making Oak Gall Ink with Alyia

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  • @QuantumPyrite_88.9
    @QuantumPyrite_88.9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "Rusty nails in vinegar" . I will never forget and have wanted to try your ink methodology for years . Alyia is a gem and thanks once again for your tutorials .

  • @abittwisted
    @abittwisted 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The spongy galls are excellent bobbers for fishing. Gouge a hole through the gall and stuff in a stick with the fishing line attached and you have a bobber. Try it some time if you ever find yourself out fishing for perch.

  • @esmecat
    @esmecat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Alyia is adorable and seems to have learned a lot from you. teaching the next generation up well :)

  • @lucypumkinjack2984
    @lucypumkinjack2984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That little girl is so precious. She reminds me of my own little 3-year-old granddaughter. Blessings to you both.

  • @kellydolan9717
    @kellydolan9717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this! Your niece is adorable and this looks like such a fun activity to do with kids!

  • @SirFrederick
    @SirFrederick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The nails in vinegar is called vinegaroon. Very good for dying leather and wood black.

  • @ZippedUpKitz
    @ZippedUpKitz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your little niece is absolutely precious… so smart too! I thought for sure that you were going to make a "pen" out of the oak stem she was holding…

  • @johnsullivan6560
    @johnsullivan6560 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool! Love learning. Sweet assistant you have today!

  • @wendymoyer782
    @wendymoyer782 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing Alyia with us! I think I smiled through this whole video; she is so precious. You are a brilliant teacher, and that was ver clearly demonstrated in this video!

  • @familyfruit9833
    @familyfruit9833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oh no, I have oak galls collected with the intention of making ink with my 8yr old, and now I realise they are the wrong sort! Thank goodness for your video. We will have to go looking harder.

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What sort have you got? There are ways to use other varieties, but they may take more preparation.

    • @familyfruit9833
      @familyfruit9833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SallyPointer the spikey galls

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@familyfruit9833 the knopper galls then. No problems, if you dry them and store them for at least six months to a year, they lose most of the waxiness that makes them unsuitable fresh, and you can use them for ink then. It's not as good as marble galls, but it should work.

    • @familyfruit9833
      @familyfruit9833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SallyPointer marvellous, thank you, we'll give it a go ☺️

  • @BeeOutdoors
    @BeeOutdoors 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sally, what is happening? You are rocking on TH-cam, your channel is growing so well. And you deserve it too. Your knowledge is awesome and your skills are so valuable. Thanks for sharing this and keep up the amazing work 👍❤️

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much! I've still got a lot to learn about how to put these videos together, but I'm having a lot of fun sharing skills and ideas with everyone. Really enjoying all the new conversations and suggestions of where to go next with the channel too!

  • @daniellecharland-gruhzit7788
    @daniellecharland-gruhzit7788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You gave the sweetest and smartest partner in the world!!!
    AMAZING. I should make ink! I live in Oakdale. LOL And YES, we have lots of oaks and they grow all over in places you don't want them, too.

  • @Greatoraint
    @Greatoraint 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always kind of wish I had someone in my family I could learn all these woodsy country-living tidbits of knowledge from; foraging for plants, making our own products, woodworking, etc. Alas my family is... well my immediate family is an island and most everyone else is too. We're a bit fragmented by time, distance, and/or tragedy. Although I don't want kids of my own, perhaps one day I'll be the wacky and wise aunt, who knows. England seems like a nice place to live. Lots of history, it has actual seasons... I'd like to see the countryside. Rolling hills or ancient woods... My region is not to my liking. It's flat and hot 🥴

  • @Yorkshiremadmick
    @Yorkshiremadmick 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great to teach the young ones
    They can carry forward 👍🏻
    👍🏻❤️

  • @AnimeShinigami13
    @AnimeShinigami13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    here in massachusetts we have red oak gals. I'm curious whether or not they could yield the same. we've also got some sort of gal that lives in goldenrod that ends up looking like one of those spiny christmas baubles with the point at the top and bottom. I love collecting them and hanging them next to my hanging planters in the window. also I'm fairly sure ferrous sulfate was in a supplement I used to take about a decade ago. iron supplements for some anemia related to my menses. It was sold as fergon here in the USA. maybe I should see if my local pharmacy still has some.

  • @abittwisted
    @abittwisted 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh, Jeez, now another project. We have a grand old oak just down the street. I'll have a look on our evening walk. Fun. I'll have to show my Daughter so she can show her Daughter. :)

  • @laightnightknits4358
    @laightnightknits4358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    you two are a great team! I'm going to go foraging for oak apples. My nieces would love to do this! I'm soaking feathers so hopefully I can make good quills too!! :)

  • @ZippedUpKitz
    @ZippedUpKitz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a wonderful, educational video! I have two very large oak trees in my back garden… going to go out and see if I can find any of these galls!!! There are plenty of old Rusty nails and other iron bits and bobbles out in the machine shed at my Grans old place… not sure about the gum stuff though… would xanthum gum work the same?

  • @trishapellis
    @trishapellis ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Took me a long time to figure out that this is what the 'berries' are that Brendan picks in the forest for making ink in Secret of the Kells. Aisling says they're not berries, but what they are is never really mentioned.
    Had to get it from the movie's Wikipedia page.

  • @dscrive
    @dscrive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I enjoyed that. :)
    Alas I haven't been nearby as my nieces and nephews grow up so I haven't been able to share my skills with them.

  • @StephenMortimer
    @StephenMortimer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is more amazing is the coming METAMORPHOSIS of an ALYA into a SALLY !!

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh, she'll be herself, but I have great plans to introduce her to as much of my world as she wants to explore 😁

  • @MingFUN
    @MingFUN 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, this is a really mysterious black ink making video! You saw the video well!

  • @Gaalification
    @Gaalification ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing channel, and I loved this video. Thanks a LOT for your work!!!
    How do I do the rusty nail thing? I drop it in vinegar, let the rust dissolve and then pour the vinegar in the tannin?

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep! That's it, you don't need much.

  • @loves2spin2
    @loves2spin2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How interesting!

  • @ldritch6633
    @ldritch6633 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey i really enjoyed it and it was helpful as i am going to make a quill and ink
    could you maybe do a video about how to make a quill
    from Leah (subscribed and clicked bell)

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'll add it to my list of ideas, thanks Leah!

  • @leathstitch
    @leathstitch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very informative. And there i was thinking that the oak galls where burnt and the remaining soot/ash was used.

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's a quite fascinating reaction between tannin and iron, we weren't very specific with quantities for today's experiment, but for serious use it's important not to overdo the iron, it's a type of ink that can quietly eat through paper and parchment over the centuries if the balance is off!

    • @esmecat
      @esmecat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SallyPointer hmmm i had always thought is was the tannic acid that made it eat through. that's what i get for just hearing acid and letting my lack of knowledge lead me, lol.

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Bit of both, acid is definitely an issue, hence the use of acid free conservation materials, but iron is well known for corroding organic materials. Even during normal lifetime use, which is why you get sixteenth century laws about not dyeing hats black with iron based dyes, and why we have fabrics that have had the black elements just vanish. I won't pretend to fully understand the chemist, but it's effect is dramatic!

  • @tammyadams7965
    @tammyadams7965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so interesting!! 🙂

  • @Rockheadsling
    @Rockheadsling 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can house hold white vinegar (4% acid) be used or does it need to be a stronger concentration to properly effect the nail?

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That would work fine, you are just dissolving the rust off into a form that will easily mix with the tannin. Some people just drop a rusty nail into the mixture and miss out the vinegar, the oak gall brew is already quite acidic. Try a couple of ways and see what works best for you, but it's not usually hard to introduce enough iron to turn the gall tannin black.

    • @Rockheadsling
      @Rockheadsling 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! I will give this a try! Excellent videos! Please keep it up!

  • @meagenruttan4681
    @meagenruttan4681 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome!

  • @magnoliaweathershield443
    @magnoliaweathershield443 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great pestle technique, Aliya! Such concentration on measuring the chemicals.
    Sally, Before the marble gall wasps were introduced to Britain in the 1700s, were the oak galls imported? Or was something else used to make ink?

    • @SallyPointer
      @SallyPointer  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think we've got records of the importation of galls back into the medieval period, but I'd need to check the port records again to be sure of dates. Other galls and even acorns will work, but the marble gall gives the best results

    • @magnoliaweathershield443
      @magnoliaweathershield443 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SallyPointer thank you, Sally. Have begun net bag, have finished first sprang sample. Really like your work/ videos.

  • @theredtower1334
    @theredtower1334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome! She is a sweet girl.

  • @the_eternal_student
    @the_eternal_student ปีที่แล้ว

    If you have to import it, you should just leave it.