Taking a idea from newfound KINDRED SPIRIT Deb Sposa at Artisun, I decided to iron half of each cloth on a high setting to see if the colors would set better with or without heat.
For sure the dyed images jumped out of the newly pressed cloth ...
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But knowing that they might fade regardless of whether they were heat-set or not, I took some before shots to record what was ...
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| Red and yellow onion skins mordanted with copper, alum and iron (from left to right) |
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| Windfall lichen mordanted with copper, alum and iron (from left to right) |
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| Alum mordanted red cabbage, salvias and rosemary (from left to right) |
So, with once last look at my favorite alum-mordanted salvias ...
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I dispatched them to the (hopefully) tender mercies of the washing machine.
Film at 11:00 (if not sooner).
