tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post6819363865801996501..comments2023-09-14T20:42:04.547+10:00Comments on marymac: Natural dyeing with olivesMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595085911431639840noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-22609555813122603042023-01-09T20:34:08.428+11:002023-01-09T20:34:08.428+11:00I am no expert! I have re-read the post, seeing it...I am no expert! I have re-read the post, seeing it was so long ago. I still have some silk scarves that have retained the colour. <br />I think that I usually soak my silk in vinegar first, it usually helps silk to take dyes. But protein fabric will take plant based dyes, usually. <br />The colours are usually muted though, <br />I have seen some historic tapestry weavings that have amazing colours on the back, where the light has not shone. Natural dyeing tends to fade.<br />Hope this helps, as I said, I am not expert, I just like to play.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595085911431639840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-68419124456068419932023-01-05T10:10:48.499+11:002023-01-05T10:10:48.499+11:00Your project looks beautiful! I dyed two cotton di...Your project looks beautiful! I dyed two cotton dish towels in a black olive bath, and it looked like yours. Then I rinsed it in hot water and half the color came out! Darn! I still have the olives and wonder if I should have set it in vinegar first. Advice appreciated!<br />Ann Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-37030745276931850272022-04-26T22:56:56.980+10:002022-04-26T22:56:56.980+10:00Thx, will try this tomorrow Thx, will try this tomorrow Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-79040130209375344412022-04-26T22:56:24.448+10:002022-04-26T22:56:24.448+10:00Thanks for experimenting, you have answered my que...Thanks for experimenting, you have answered my question! I will try this when I strain the first water from my Kalamata olives tomorrow Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-15283157156798306072021-04-16T17:52:40.112+10:002021-04-16T17:52:40.112+10:00From memory, I think she said 90 hours of direct s...From memory, I think she said 90 hours of direct sunlight would be ok - but, obviously, I would not put textiles in that much sunlight if I could help it. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595085911431639840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-49294736900699887012021-04-14T19:02:46.125+10:002021-04-14T19:02:46.125+10:00I did this a long time ago. I was studying a texti...I did this a long time ago. I was studying a textile course and one of the teachers did a test for me and said it was colourfast but would fade eventually. <br />I have had pieces for that time but they are not exposed to sunlight very often, so I can't say definitively. <br />Sorry I can't give you any more exact information than that. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595085911431639840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-1506491291534648422021-04-11T04:30:49.023+10:002021-04-11T04:30:49.023+10:00I`d be very interested to know whether the colors ...I`d be very interested to know whether the colors fade in sunlight or in water. Perhaps you`d post those findings?bradmowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05700628926472407738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-54426015644862599122021-03-24T20:17:29.607+11:002021-03-24T20:17:29.607+11:00The actual reason the phrase "Olive Complexio...The actual reason the phrase "Olive Complexion" is used relates to the color black olives are when made the traditional way; which is a very odd light brownish color, most certainly the color olive.<br />Canned black olives are treated with lye; but naturally brined olives are rinsed and then brined, making them lose much of their color and become more brownish.John Loreinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-6596804277793548482020-01-17T22:07:11.603+11:002020-01-17T22:07:11.603+11:00I used to love a series of books by Joan D Vinge. ...I used to love a series of books by Joan D Vinge. Science fiction. The main character was described as having olive skin. Because it was science fiction, I often wondered if he had green skin! But the covers of the books didn't encourage me to think that for very long. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022795234588743841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-21094512193080569262020-01-12T07:43:19.721+11:002020-01-12T07:43:19.721+11:00My mom always said she had an olive complexion. Sh...My mom always said she had an olive complexion. She’s very white in her old age, but younger, she could get a nice tan with very little effort and she rarely if ever burned. Her skin was walkway white, with an underlying tan-ish like brown/green to it, unlike mine that is a more yellow undertones white or my husband who is more pink white....think blond Italians you may know; they have the classic olive skin complexion. Hope that helps..better (10 years)later than never! Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629858007379692774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-47231695229568280592010-07-05T20:40:57.227+10:002010-07-05T20:40:57.227+10:00therigatha (not I have spelt it correctly for once...therigatha (not I have spelt it correctly for once). The colour is similar to when dyeing with passionfruit (not that I have done it but someone in my class last year did). It is not nearly as dark as the olives. It is a lovely purplish/pink colour, depending on the fabric.<br />I am still amazed by the greenish tinge on the velvet.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595085911431639840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-75968917777653674242010-07-01T23:40:39.470+10:002010-07-01T23:40:39.470+10:00Parlance, I used to read the Flinx books by Alan D...Parlance, I used to read the Flinx books by Alan Dean Foster and he was described as having red hair and an olive complexion. I used to wonder if he had green skin (it was a science fiction series about someone who had been genetically changed, if I remember correctly) or if he had dark brownish/purplish skin. But now I hear people described as having an olive complexion and I assume it is brownish. Not sure really.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595085911431639840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-33649725726713126652010-07-01T19:07:02.806+10:002010-07-01T19:07:02.806+10:00I've always wondered about that expression ...I've always wondered about that expression 'an olive complexion', because olives are black. Maybe the color of your cloth is origin of this expression.parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644457737411976407.post-30721705196629093822010-07-01T18:59:41.058+10:002010-07-01T18:59:41.058+10:00How exciting, I love seeing new dyes. I wonder how...How exciting, I love seeing new dyes. I wonder how it would work on handspun wool. The pictures make it look quite reddish with the flash, and much darker brown/green without. Can you explain what colour you would describe them as?theregathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956028783556947063noreply@blogger.com