Friday, September 25, 2015

Pokeberry Adventure Part 1

 Every morning, all summer, Pup and I have been walking past lots and lots of pokeberry plants.


Every morning I think about dyeing something with them.


 I was waiting for most of them to get ripe but I noticed they were starting to shrivel so I started picking. In spite of wearing gloves, I somehow still ended up pink. The plant is poisonous according to internet sources so I washed that off right away.




 Back at home I went on a search to find something to dye. I discovered these orphaned batts stuffed away. I have no idea what they are or why I carded them in the first place so they seemed like a good candidate for possibly ruining.


Now I'm off to turn those berries into dye. Good times!
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7 comments:

  1. Barbara L-WSeptember 25, 2015 at 7:16 AM

    Poisonous to eat, but not fatal. ou might get sick to your stomach. My Dad called them deadly purple nightshade so that we wouldn't eat them when we were kids.

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    1. AraigneeSeptember 25, 2015 at 12:17 PM

      I was scared off them the same way when I was a kid-probably more for the mess they would make than how sick we would get.

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  2. Delighted HandsSeptember 25, 2015 at 8:20 AM

    I have tons of those bushes here, too, so I want to see how this experiment turns out!

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  3. kathy bSeptember 25, 2015 at 2:14 PM

    Oh I like the sound of this berry dye !! Can't wait to see the outcome

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  4. WanderingcatstudioSeptember 25, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    Wow - after reading up on them, I wouldn't be going near them with a ten-foot pole.. but that's just me and my history with poisonous plants! they willl probably make a beautiful dye.

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    1. AraigneeSeptember 25, 2015 at 3:18 PM

      I am treating them with the utmost respect. I told myself that the Jacquard dye I usually use is not exactly healthy either. Lye, dye....it's a wonder I'm still alive.

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  5. elnsSeptember 25, 2015 at 6:51 PM

    You're so funny Araignee. I am excited to see the adventures of the pokeberry (which I've never heard of either) unfold. But yeah, keep it safe lady. We like you.

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