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- Hopi Black Sunflower Seeds (Helianthus annuus) Qty: 100
Hopi Black Sunflower Seeds (Helianthus annuus) Qty: 100
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Hopi Black Sunflower Seeds are native to the Americas. They have been used by Hopi people to make a dye for wool, cotton, and basketry.
Colors derived can include maroon-red, deep maroon, dark purple, deep lavender, medium blue and black dye.
These heirloom, Non GMO seeds, like all of my seeds, are from my own homestead dye garden, where the plants are grown organically.
Growing Guide
Colors derived can include maroon-red, deep maroon, dark purple, deep lavender, medium blue and black dye.
These heirloom, Non GMO seeds, like all of my seeds, are from my own homestead dye garden, where the plants are grown organically.
Growing Guide
- Qty: Approx. 100 Open Pollinated Hopi Black Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seeds
Growing Guide
Easy to use in Eco-printing and bundle dyeing.
To begin the dyeing process, a dye stock liquid is made. To make this, add 2 liters of water to 300ml of seeds. Bring to the boil and gently simmer for half an hour, or until the seeds split open. Strain through a cloth to obtain a deep maroon liquid. The dye stock liquid is the base to which mordants (different compounds that ‘fix’ the dye onto the material) are added.
For example, to obtain a deep purple dye, add to the dye stock 100ml ground alum, from efflorescence of drying soil. To yield a black dye for basketry, iron, from piñon gum and yellow ochre, is added to the dye stock.
The black seeds and yellow petals can also be dried, and ground into a powder, to which water is added, to form ceremonial body paint for use in ceremonies including women’s basket dances.
Hopi Black sunflowers are much loved by birds and pollinators. If you wish to save the seeds to grow or for dye, you will need to harvest the seed heads before the birds eat them all. Allow the harvested seed heads to dry in a location where birds and wildlife cannot get to them.
Feel good knowing you are getting non GMO seeds grown in a natural chemical free environment. I intermingle all my crops creating a messy but beautiful landscape. I believe this attracts a larger variety of bugs, helping to keep any one species from overtaking.
NO! Sprays or treatments, even the organic approved types. I work with Mother Nature, not against her.
There is no better way to make your stand against GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms) than to grow your own flowers and veggies by saving the seeds and passing them on. Don't let Bayer/Monsanto take over our food!
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Growing Guide
Easy to use in Eco-printing and bundle dyeing.
To begin the dyeing process, a dye stock liquid is made. To make this, add 2 liters of water to 300ml of seeds. Bring to the boil and gently simmer for half an hour, or until the seeds split open. Strain through a cloth to obtain a deep maroon liquid. The dye stock liquid is the base to which mordants (different compounds that ‘fix’ the dye onto the material) are added.
For example, to obtain a deep purple dye, add to the dye stock 100ml ground alum, from efflorescence of drying soil. To yield a black dye for basketry, iron, from piñon gum and yellow ochre, is added to the dye stock.
The black seeds and yellow petals can also be dried, and ground into a powder, to which water is added, to form ceremonial body paint for use in ceremonies including women’s basket dances.
Hopi Black sunflowers are much loved by birds and pollinators. If you wish to save the seeds to grow or for dye, you will need to harvest the seed heads before the birds eat them all. Allow the harvested seed heads to dry in a location where birds and wildlife cannot get to them.
Feel good knowing you are getting non GMO seeds grown in a natural chemical free environment. I intermingle all my crops creating a messy but beautiful landscape. I believe this attracts a larger variety of bugs, helping to keep any one species from overtaking.
NO! Sprays or treatments, even the organic approved types. I work with Mother Nature, not against her.
There is no better way to make your stand against GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms) than to grow your own flowers and veggies by saving the seeds and passing them on. Don't let Bayer/Monsanto take over our food!
Images may appear different on different devices and screens.
Growing Guide