I didn't think it was the least bit possible. Using avocado skins to create a soft pink dye to use on laces, fabrics, etc. Yet I had seen on several blogs that people were doing just that. So I gave it a try a couple of days ago. Made delicious guacamole from scratch and then put the avocado skins in some water and brought it to a boil. After the water turned pink (yep!! it actually did) I turned off the heat and let the skins sit in the water overnight. After straining, this is the resulting color of the dye.
I know this looks orange-y, but it is pretty close to the right color of the dye.
I dyed some cheese cloth and a bit of tatted trim. The original cheese cloth is underneath the two pieces. The tatted trim was about the same color. So, it does work! A nice soft pink.
Am going to try this again next week using a little less water to see if the dye gets stronger and darker. Got more things to dye and am looking forward to it. Stay tuned!!
I was waiting to see how your experiment worked. Is it a peachy pink? It's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.
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How interesting, Judy. The color is so soft and vintage. I may have to try this.
ReplyDeleteI've seen this too and am glad to hear it really works. The color is beautuiful.
ReplyDeleteA great project!!! Who knew?! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYes it works beautifully- I have tried it myself, and the colour is so lovely.
ReplyDeleteHugs,Dorthe
thank you sooo much for the avocado skin instruction. i want to try it if i got some of the skins. your so creative and i want to become a new follower of your sweet blog. have a creative day! di
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