the dyeing process

Last night I put 5lb. of daffodils and a handful

of red onion skins in the dye pot and simmered it for an hour.

Left to steep overnight and through the day, 

I then strained out the organic material and poured 

the dye back into the pot.

A quick pre-soak of the mordanted wool and into the pot to simmer for an hour.

Just before the timer rang I put a teaspoon of Soda Ash into the mix.

A yellow froth hissed up and bubbled for a bit then I put the pot aside to cool.

For now its a nice burnt orange color, we'll see how it rinses out and dries.

While the pot simmered I folded some seed starter pot from newspaper.

I found an easy to follow tutorial here.

I used a half page from the NY Times Book Review to get small containers.

Tomorrow morning I'll plant some tomato seeds before work.