{"id":1624,"date":"2018-12-31T11:24:56","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T19:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2018-12-31T11:24:56","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T19:24:56","slug":"dyeing-more-socks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/31\/dyeing-more-socks\/","title":{"rendered":"Dyeing more socks"},"content":{"rendered":"

At sibling C’s request, I dyed more socks. The dyes have been sitting outside for a year and the labels have all worn off, so I’m not quite sure what I used.<\/p>\n

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Yellow onion skins?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Either avocado skins and pits, or prickly pear fruits (tunas). The dye is a dark maroon-brown color.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And we pulled these oddly organ-esque growths out of it. One looks like liver and the other looks like brain. I’m pretty sure both growths are scobies<\/a> or mothers, symbiotic growths of fungi and bacteria. Specific species appear in the scobies used to make kombucha<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The resulting socks (the colors are slightly brighter in real life…). I boiled a pair in each dye for several hours, then left them to sit for a couple days at room temperature. These socks are made of nylon and cotton, neither of which is particularly easy to dye.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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It looks like onion dye sticks better to nylon than to cotton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’d love sibling C to grow some native indigo<\/a> for me. The only problem is finding plants or seeds. If anyone has a source, let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At sibling C’s request, I dyed more socks. The dyes have been sitting outside for a year and the labels have all worn off, so I’m not quite sure what I used. I’d love sibling C to grow some native indigo for me. The only problem is finding plants or seeds. If anyone has a … <\/p>\n

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