It 's been a bit' of time since last post: I was caught in the vortex of creativity and had a great desire to do, do, do. The brain corrreva too strong and his hands could not keep up.
We hope that the sun is doing its job, also because in recent days there is a little 'fact desired. See you soon ...
So I produced a large number of new gems, as it soon will be in the shop on Artesanum. I also knit a lot here is the scarf that I wrapped with a little home made, fresh fresh: it's natural brown merino wool, soft, twin (ie "rolled together", the spinning wheel, so you have a yarn at both ends ) obtained by a thread with a piece of Indian silk sari, recycled. Both materials have been ordered and shipped from England, Unfortunately, because in Italy it is still difficult to buy wool and c. to entertain us spinners. Anyway here's the scarf, worn by me
Also from England, namely from the stratosphere site http://growingcolour.blogspot.com/
I borrowed the idea of \u200b\u200bsolar vessels: a truly environmentally friendly method for dyeing wool, silk and more, using herbs, flowers and spices.
It's about putting in a large pot, along with the wool, dye layers of herbs, ie vegetali che possiedono la qualità di rilasciare del colore alle fibre. Il tutto viene mescolato ad acqua e un mordenzante, come aceto e/o allume di rocca. Questi ultimi hanno la proprietà di "sgrassare" le fibre e renderle più ricettive al colore. Il vaso, meglio se di quelli a chiusura ermetica, viene poi abbandonato a rosolarsi al sole per qualche tempo. Il calore del sole fa sì che le erbe rilascino il colore che si fisserà nelle fibre: lentamente e gradualmente infatti i nota che la lana si colora.
Per me che sono una patita di lane e di fiori ed erbe è come il cacio sui maccheroni!!
Ecco i primi due vasi solari 
In quello dell'equiseto right I put some flowers and lavender, which should give a greenish-yellow;
in one on the left of the flowers of sulfur cosmos, which gives the wool a beautiful orange color.
the next few "experiments" I have collected of solidago, which grows wild in our countryside, and the fruits of elder: 
Solidago is the trash in the center, while in the foreground there are the flowers of sulfur and the cosmos below, in the fruit bowl of elder.
Solidago is the trash in the center, while in the foreground there are the flowers of sulfur and the cosmos below, in the fruit bowl of elder. We hope that the sun is doing its job, also because in recent days there is a little 'fact desired. See you soon ...
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