Woad grown in garden
Harvested and reduced per weavingwoad.com 8/24/19.
8/31/19 –
11:53 am – 2 gal cold water in bucket. Heat 1/2 gl + add. pH 6 + 3 tbsp soda ash, pH = 10
12:09 pm – 1/2 gal water add (pH10)
12:30 pm – Add 1 tsp thiox to woad stock heated
12:45 pm – Jar color change complete. Remove 1/2 water from bucket to be heated on the grill.
1:08 pm – Hot water to bucket (pH10). 1 tsp thiox.
1:23 pm – Added jar stock to bucket, wait 15 minutes.
1:54 pm – 1 tsp thiox to 2nd jar stock.
2:20 pm – Add recharge to bucket.
2:35 pm – Dye. 4 minutes – mint. 2 minutes – sugar cane. 2 minutes – cotton + linen (2nd). 2 minutes – bamboo. 2 minutes – previously dyed fabric turmeric.
Dry, wash until water runs clear, dry again.
4-5 minutes per sample. 3 previously yellow cotton + linen, 1 cotton yarn, 1 BFL tweed yarn, 1 BFL