Comments on: Dyeing with Black Walnuts

By: The Domestic Soundscape » Blog Archive » Site specific socks

The Domestic Soundscape » Blog Archive » Site specific socks — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:19:46 +0000

[...] the remainder of my 100% Swaledale DK yarn from Prick Your Finger using the walnut hulls I found at St Mary’s Butts in Reading, with the intention of doing something related to that site itself, in [...]

By: The Domestic Soundscape » Blog Archive » Feasel & the Bear

The Domestic Soundscape » Blog Archive » Feasel & the Bear — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:47:18 +0000

[...] purchased from my trusty go-to source for UK yarns, Blacker Designs. Originally oatmeal in shade, various experiments in soaking times and dyeing with black walnuts produced these distinctly feaselish and bearlike [...]

By: colleen

colleen — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:24:53 +0000

I have so enjoyed reading tales of your dyeing, which have coincided with some things I have been thinking about (laundry!). Many years ago I pickled some green walnuts and suffered more mildly from walnut staining. And read once that travellers used walnuts to dye their hair black when it started to go grey. Not sure how much credence there is to that story; and unwilling to test.

By: Philippa

Philippa — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:34:25 +0000

So that’s what those funny blackening green things are! I can smell them just reading this post (and the yarn, and the boiling walnuts – I wonder why; I don’t think I have done such a thing). The yarn is beautiful. Reading this post made me very happy. Except for your poor hands. Better happy stained fingers than bleached and raw digits.

By: Wendolene

Wendolene — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:30:27 +0000

What gorgeous yarn! Brown is one of my favorite colors, and I was very impressed at how dark and strong the color came out. No wonder people used to use walnuts for ink.

By: Petit Filoux

Petit Filoux — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:32:51 +0000

Whao is all I can say. That wool looks amazing, the colour is simply wonderful. I remember walking around that church (not far from the the Fez if I’m correct?) back when I was at uni in Reading!!!

By: jeannette

jeannette — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:49:42 +0000

http://baking911.com/recipes/bread/walnut.htm

By: jeannette

jeannette — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:47:57 +0000

did i make this comment already or am i dreaming? i husked some walnuts once and had hepatic brown hands for two weeks.
this is a wonderful tale — are the nuts edible? if so — even if not — i will find you jane grigson’s wonderful recipe for walnut bread.

By: Liz T.

Liz T. — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:38:07 +0000

That’s a fabulous brown! You could use it for some really defined colourwork.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:38:10 +0000

You are reminding me that I still have two bottles of gorgeous walnut ink which I got when I was an art student. It’s luscious stuff! Must go use!