Hawthorn Berries - October - November 2025

Berries picked when RED.  Two pickings; October when leaves till on branches, and November, when only the berries are there; easy to see, but they are darker red,

Hawthorn dyed Erin silk

First soak in the berry dye; result dark lilac on drying. This may fade to more pink.

I choose a silk type to take up the first strong pigment release, then add subsequent silks for paler colours.

Hawthorn Berry dyed silks

Habotai silk in Hawthorn dye bath.  Weaker lavender colour as previous dyed Erin silk took most of the pigment strength.

Red habotai silk is Hawthorn dye modified with citric acid.