tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post1657411713159831454..comments2023-10-30T14:18:15.354+00:00Comments on Fan My Flame: Feeling BlueGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-66404290207191713022009-08-14T10:42:40.811+01:002009-08-14T10:42:40.811+01:00I love those faded colours, but I can understand y...I love those faded colours, but I can understand your disappointment. We are hoping to grow woad.Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893073372150581999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-49326790721709492202009-08-13T13:56:31.377+01:002009-08-13T13:56:31.377+01:00Sorry, forgot to say the brooches really look wond...Sorry, forgot to say the brooches really look wonderful. How long did they take to make?Indigo Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045423692916533428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-90031155537049350112009-08-13T13:55:18.068+01:002009-08-13T13:55:18.068+01:00I went to a dyign workshop last month with The EG ...I went to a dyign workshop last month with The EG and the resuk<br />ts are in the lap of the Gods! The pale blue loos lie it woukld make good background fabric. Like the look of the velvet.<br />xIndigo Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045423692916533428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-69098160521096537122009-08-13T12:01:49.404+01:002009-08-13T12:01:49.404+01:00Deffo you need multiple dips to get a deeper colou...Deffo you need multiple dips to get a deeper colour - dip, leave for a few minutes to oxidise, then dip again and repeat the process. I think woad blues tend to be lighter than indigo.Sue Krekorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076417498229441909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-2490579009902475112009-08-12T10:17:19.589+01:002009-08-12T10:17:19.589+01:00I really like the velvet... it's very delicate...I really like the velvet... it's very delicate and sophisticated..<br /><br />And I LOVE the broaches...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771831815469204973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-88255887434948265652009-08-11T20:51:27.244+01:002009-08-11T20:51:27.244+01:00Thanks for visiting my blog Gina - your comment ab...Thanks for visiting my blog Gina - your comment about the butternut squash doesn't surprise me and I'm ready to be disappointed. The courgettes have been doing the same. Perhaps if we get some warm dry days they'll have a better chance of maturing.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-24465794520427428272009-08-11T19:05:53.868+01:002009-08-11T19:05:53.868+01:00This totally made me think of this song
http://w...This totally made me think of this song <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK5-F9mLp4Y<br /><br />What a shame they didn't turn out quite how you hoped after all that work. Ah well, you live and learn.<br /><br />xMx.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03272574764983174076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-1295104223252550632009-08-11T13:37:54.535+01:002009-08-11T13:37:54.535+01:00The blue is truly gentle and gorgeous, even though...The blue is truly gentle and gorgeous, even though the results were unexpected.Tracey Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434423460092424684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-36037510496826378342009-08-10T21:40:31.798+01:002009-08-10T21:40:31.798+01:00Well now, if you ever want to off-load those threa...Well now, if you ever want to off-load those threads, I'd be very interested. Seriously.<br /><br />I also love what you did with those fabric scraps, I'm sure I'd have spent ages coming up with something to do with them.<br /><br />How nice to see Frances here, I've been following her blog for some time but have not yet commented there, I should rectify that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-53733780294893595022009-08-10T21:00:30.261+01:002009-08-10T21:00:30.261+01:00hmmm well I can see why you're disappointed .....hmmm well I can see why you're disappointed .. but that shade of blue on the yarns is lovely. I'm sure when I watched a wool dying demonstration last year, they put the alum in with everything else - dyestuff (it was all natural), wool, and alum, all in the same pot .. but I wasn't paying that much attention ... xJuliaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796157310429701087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-5899085505160942782009-08-10T20:32:13.148+01:002009-08-10T20:32:13.148+01:00It all looked like so much fun - so it's a sha...It all looked like so much fun - so it's a shame it didn't turn out the brilliant blue you wanted. Still, it's all rather clever isn't it?!<br /><br />Lucy xLocket Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689704503844595835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-38544014562911598002009-08-10T19:54:34.530+01:002009-08-10T19:54:34.530+01:00that looked like fun! still looked lovely to me, i...that looked like fun! still looked lovely to me, if not quite what you were expecting.<br />love the cards and brooches, just beautiful.<br /><br />xxwonderwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579842390454607027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-25256292444781180992009-08-10T19:53:28.043+01:002009-08-10T19:53:28.043+01:00All that work! Never mind, at least you tried it....All that work! Never mind, at least you tried it. I've been told Hibiscus tea bags produce a pink dye so I'm going to try that. Don't hold your breath though!vintagerockchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771490446494303513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-54464519403682391502009-08-10T17:01:37.382+01:002009-08-10T17:01:37.382+01:00i love the bookcover. I have seen woad as a really...i love the bookcover. I have seen woad as a really dark petrol blue. Maybe it was concentrated or something?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13730130796826375503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-57983330991684860722009-08-10T13:14:05.155+01:002009-08-10T13:14:05.155+01:00I can understand your disappointment but I think t...I can understand your disappointment but I think those greys are gorgeous!Cybèlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15470546757550328725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-47868161497985472132009-08-10T11:50:03.030+01:002009-08-10T11:50:03.030+01:00Ah, what a disappointment with the woad! However t...Ah, what a disappointment with the woad! However they are a lovely subtle colour. I do like the book cover, that is beautiful (and like you, I'm much more into the bright colours than the subtle ones!)Miaouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880434860325055774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-12665047841719090362009-08-10T10:56:24.016+01:002009-08-10T10:56:24.016+01:00Why do I have a sneaking feeling that the mordant ...Why do I have a sneaking feeling that the mordant goes on AFTER the dying process to fix the dye? I thought you soaked the fabric in Soda & salt first, then dyed, then fixed with mordant but I must confess I am certainly no expert!!!DD2 brought me back a bag of indigo from Marrakesh last week, she was very disappointed when I looked nonplussed (indigo dyeing is something I am not into) and she told me it was VERY expensive!!! It looks like slabs of blue Kendal mint cake. I know which I'd rather have!Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510316697012282208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-33391595111703700702009-08-10T10:24:30.308+01:002009-08-10T10:24:30.308+01:00I have to agree with the others who loved the subt...I have to agree with the others who loved the subtle English summer sky blue yarns.<br /><br />CeliaCelia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-66309350582393601862009-08-10T08:50:59.869+01:002009-08-10T08:50:59.869+01:00Isn't it hard work? I do think the thread are ...Isn't it hard work? I do think the thread are pretty though. I always feel a bit guilty that while feeling strongly about all the environmental issues, I find the whole natural dye thing a huge faff with very subtle results, and I adore the intentity of colour you get with the acid dyes and other probably noxious substances. Which is why I love your bookcover, brooches etc!Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292050209658686142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-57567802806173947782009-08-10T08:48:53.132+01:002009-08-10T08:48:53.132+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Broadland Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841804360133025119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-91065521715963659562009-08-10T03:43:14.173+01:002009-08-10T03:43:14.173+01:00Gosh Gina -- you're so brave to even attempt t...Gosh Gina -- you're so brave to even attempt that dying! Sorry it didn't work out. LOVE the pretty bright colors of your little notebook and cards though!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-37393657320888668352009-08-10T01:40:38.045+01:002009-08-10T01:40:38.045+01:00Well, where to begin. Let me say that I would nev...Well, where to begin. Let me say that I would never, never have had the patience to run this test with Woad, although I am very intrigued to see what you have discovered.<br /><br />I've read about woad in many books, and was never quite sure what it was, and just what blues might be enticed from it. Again, I thank you.<br /><br />I also agree with some earlier commenters who liked the looks of the threads. They are quite beautiful shades of a pale grey/blue. Usually I prefer subtle colors over the strongly vibrant, so would say that all of your dying results would suit me.<br /><br />Thank you for posting all of this! I so look forward to visiting here again.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-66663313748884196492009-08-09T23:40:13.931+01:002009-08-09T23:40:13.931+01:00How disappointing, but I do love the colours of th...How disappointing, but I do love the colours of the threads as they're so subtle, a lovely blue-grey.walter and mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654023053222721637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-17643838906080671302009-08-09T23:15:14.213+01:002009-08-09T23:15:14.213+01:00Very cute brooches. Colourful!Very cute brooches. Colourful!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998628507844056717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-20985745415792890292009-08-09T22:48:29.761+01:002009-08-09T22:48:29.761+01:00The velvet and the threads are subtle and beautifu...The velvet and the threads are subtle and beautiful.<br /><br />Love what you've done with the silk strips too. I've some of the same strips but haven't used them yet.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223691871102821084noreply@blogger.com