Dried Dyers Coreopsis Flower Blossoms
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Coreopsis tinctoria is a lovely wildflower and a wonderful dye plant. For natural dyeing, I grow my coreopsis flowers from seed. The flowers are tended, admired, carefully hand harvested, and solar dried. Flowers are typically used as a natural, plant based dye. They are also a lovely flower simply to grow and admire. You don't need to be a dyer to enjoy the wild beauty of dyers coreopsis.
- Qty: Approx. 1/4 or 1/2 ounce loose whole Dyers Coreopsis Blossoms
Dyers coreopsis can be used in immersion baths for dyeing wool, yarn, fabric, etc. It can also be used in Eco-printing on paper or fabric. Pigment can be created from dyers coreopsis for ink and paint used in calligraphy pens, watercolors, and more.
Coreopsis is a very generous traditional dye. The color is generally bold, and the flowers have enough pigment that they can be re-used to make additional dye baths after the first one.
You may dye any amount of fiber, but the less fiber you use, the more vibrant the color can be. You may want to try starting with around 3.5 oz of yarn or wool, or 1/4 yard (18x18") or less of fabric. These are just estimates, since dyeing is such a fluid art, and surprising results are one thing that makes it fun. You can use the dye bath until the color is spent.
The last eight photos showcase color possibilities using dyers coreopsis. Starting with the dye bath, followed by wool fibers, tie died on cotton and finally pressed onto napkins.
Note:
Dyers coreopsis requires a mordant such as alum.
If you are new to plant dyes, I highly recommend the following books:
Zero Waste packaging. These dried flowers are hand packed in very small paper bags. What I ship in will depend upon the items in your order. I most often re-use padded mailers. I also re-use boxes when needed. I also use new shipping materials. I cannot guarantee that the shipping materials will be Zero Waste. But they are likely to be given a second life by me. If the packaging is not damaged, you too can continue the trend by giving the packaging another life.
Coreopsis is a very generous traditional dye. The color is generally bold, and the flowers have enough pigment that they can be re-used to make additional dye baths after the first one.
You may dye any amount of fiber, but the less fiber you use, the more vibrant the color can be. You may want to try starting with around 3.5 oz of yarn or wool, or 1/4 yard (18x18") or less of fabric. These are just estimates, since dyeing is such a fluid art, and surprising results are one thing that makes it fun. You can use the dye bath until the color is spent.
The last eight photos showcase color possibilities using dyers coreopsis. Starting with the dye bath, followed by wool fibers, tie died on cotton and finally pressed onto napkins.
Note:
Dyers coreopsis requires a mordant such as alum.
If you are new to plant dyes, I highly recommend the following books:
- Wild Color by Jenny Dean
- The Art and Science of Natural Dyes by Joy Boutrup and Catharine Ellis
Zero Waste packaging. These dried flowers are hand packed in very small paper bags. What I ship in will depend upon the items in your order. I most often re-use padded mailers. I also re-use boxes when needed. I also use new shipping materials. I cannot guarantee that the shipping materials will be Zero Waste. But they are likely to be given a second life by me. If the packaging is not damaged, you too can continue the trend by giving the packaging another life.