Jeg har hørt, at man skal lagre barken et års tid, men det virker altså også selvom det har ligget i snart 4 år. Heldigvis havde jeg hakket barken fint, da det endnu var friskt, for det er meget sværere at hakke i tør tilstand.
Barken blev opblødt i vand en dags tid, og så blev der farvet. 200 gram tør bark til 100 gram alunbejdset uld. Den varme, gule farve er trukket temmelig ujævnt på ulden, selvom jeg mener jeg rørte godt i gryden undervejs. Men smuk er den!
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Apple tree Bark
My storage contained some dried bark from a neighbour's apple tree back in the summer of 2009.
It is said that bark should rest for a year's time before using it for dying, but I took the chance with my almost 4 years old bark.
Fortunately, I had cut the bark into small bits when it was still fresh. It is very hard to cut when dried. I let the small pieces of bark soak in water for a day or so and got this dark yellow. The colour has attached rather unevenly unto the wool, but I like the variety of tone in my yarns.
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