Blackberries - Purples - Pinks
Berries are soaked overnight, then heated, simmered, Samples with modifiers are first created in palette, to determine alternative colours. Silks Erin (peace silk) and Habotai silk were soaked in blackberry dye bath when cooled to warm; with modifier. Silk is placed in dye bath then left for 24 - 48 hours. Dye bath is saved in jar to use later; also to add to other colours to tip a shade.
Silk was pre mordanted in Alum Sulphate which would have given a more purple result, but just a few Slo Berries were also in the mix, which influenced the result to be more pink; in fact similar to neutral without modifiers. (Subsequent Slo berry dyed silks showed how deep pink Slo dye is)
Range of colour tones with different modifiers.
- Aluminium sulphate
- Calcium Carbonate
- Citric Acid
- Cream of Tartar
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Ferrous Sulphate
Erin Silk Result
Erin silk (peace silk, worm is not harmed) took the dye very well.
Slight variations in tone reflected by the slub nature of the weave.
Tie Dyed Blackberry dyed silk
This piece was tided with cord in places to produce the circular fan resist effect. It was also bundle dyed with some purple flowers (Linaria) which only came out in spots.
TESTS TO DO...
Blackberry dye is stored to be re-tested with iron for lavender to violet and citric acid for brighter pink. TO CONTINUE...