YOU ASKED: I followed your natural dyeing instructions, on 3 different cotton fabrics, with two different mordant methods. The fabric soaked for over 48 hours in a 10% WOF. This photo is after the first wash and dry. I am very happy with the results. Any ideas the strength of WOF to use as a dye blanket?
KATHY ANSWERED: That’s a very impressive array of color that you were able to achieve! Thank you for sending them! For the weight of fiber, on the dye blanket, I’d start with 10% as that’s what you were using to get these great shades. If you want something darker, you could go for 12-15%. I’ve not used chlorophyllin at higher than 5% in most of my experiments, but I also achieve lighter shades.
(Thanks to Susi Hamilton for the question and use of her image!)