These dried Cosmos flowers (Cosmos sulphureus) are ready to use in immersion dyeing, bundle dyeing, or even pigment making.
They were grown on my small farm in Oregon using organic practices, picked by hand and air-dried.
Cosmos create a beautiful golden orange on alum-mordanted fiber. Iron will shift the color to olive green.
A ratio of 1 part dry flowers to 2 parts fiber produces beautiful color. Using fewer flowers will create lighter shades.
These dried cosmos flowers are sold as a raw natural dye material and do not include instructions. Resources such as Wild Color by Jenny Dean and other books or online guides can help you explore the process further.
These dried Cosmos flowers (Cosmos sulphureus) are ready to use in immersion dyeing, bundle dyeing, or even pigment making.
They were grown on my small farm in Oregon using organic practices, picked by hand and air-dried.
Cosmos create a beautiful golden orange on alum-mordanted fiber. Iron will shift the color to olive green.
A ratio of 1 part dry flowers to 2 parts fiber produces beautiful color. Using fewer flowers will create lighter shades.
These dried cosmos flowers are sold as a raw natural dye material and do not include instructions. Resources such as Wild Color by Jenny Dean and other books or online guides can help you explore the process further.
