Nature's Palette Unleashed: Dyeing Wool with Cotinus Leaves - Vibrant Experiments in Colour!

Hello friends! My cotinus tree has turned a lovely vibrant purple, so let's take advantage of that and dye some Belgian milksheep wool. This will be a very experimental video as my one book on natural dyeing gives no instructions for it. But the results are oh so worth it. Did I maybe even achieve the impossible shade of blue in this video? And as cotinus is of the sumac family, I'm also very curious whether or not I can dye with this natural dyestuff without actually using a mordant. For the other experiments I used alum, of course. In the third part we'll dunk the wool in some modifier afterbaths: iron modifier and some wood ash lye. So strap yourselves in tight as we're going the chaos route! If you want to join in on the chaos, you can join the patreon via:   / mijnwolden   You can also find me on Ravelry and Instagram as @MijnWolden If you enjoy spinning, yarn, knitting, fiber arts or any other traditional craft then this channel is right up your alley. Maybe you could hit that subscribe button? #crafting #naturaldyeing #botanicaldyeing #cotinus #dyeingwool #dyeingyarn