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Stellajella Apr 21, 2006

Hi fluffy ladies,
in her book " 101 bears to make" Nancy Tillberg makes me curious about dying with onion peel and also has a recipe BUT...sorry for my stupid question  :redface: ( I know, onion peel has been used to dye easter eggs) WHAT do you use to dye, only the most outer peel ( the dryed out parts of the peel) or also the layer(s) below...

Thanx in advance for any answer  :hug:

Gaby

Winney Apr 21, 2006

I believe she says to use a handfull of the brown skins..dosnt say to how much water to use...Why don't you drop her a line and ask..I too have been wondering about the specifics..I always need ssspecifics because I am a nit picker LOL....I'd like to try dying with onion skins...I have a huge bag I have saved up over the months....Hey...I wonder what color the red onion skins will give off???? DUH,,,Duh ya thunk RED?....he, he..who knows...maybe it will be purpleish....do ask Nancy?....Winney ( Also howmuch is a handfull??? are they loose skins  or crushed skins??Winney

Stellajella Apr 22, 2006

Winney,
the color that comes out in the end is beautiful! There is a picture in the book showing the before and after of undyed mohair.
The golden onions end in a light orange- apricot and the red ones in a bit more pinkish apricot.#
I couldn´t find any contact in the book so I thought, I´d place my question here ; if I find out more,I´ll let you know 
Have a geat saturday!

Gaby

WildThyme Apr 22, 2006

Gaby... do let us know how it turns out!  I am ever so curious!  I took a peek at the pics in Nancy's book... OH!!!!  That IS lovely!

Kim Basta
Wild Thyme Originals

Tammy Apr 22, 2006

Gaby if you go to the top of this page and look under userlist/link Nancy is registered as ARTHEART and you can get her contact info there.   Good luck and let us know what you find out.

Winney Apr 22, 2006

OHHHHH... sounds pretty, Imust  try it... Gaby , where is Wien ?..Winney

Stellajella Apr 22, 2006

Tammy thanx for your hint! I shall do this 
...and yes,I´ll let you know the outcome!

Winney, I might ty and scan the picture fom the book and then post it here  ...I might  and: Wien, or Vienna as it is called in English, is the capital of Austria, a tiny country in the heart of Europe.
We only have abt. 8 Mio inhabitants and an increasing number of teddy bears.
If you find the time to sneek a peek : http://info.wien.at/article.asp?IDArticle=9010

Gaby

ArtHeart Apr 22, 2006

Hi Ladies.

Regarding specifics for onion peel dyeing....I'm afraid I don't have any for you.  A handful is just that; a handful.

It's pretty hard to measure exaclty crushed onion peel (outer layers only) ... so I just mix up a pot of water (again not measured) and a bunch of crushed peel.  You'll never be able to duplicate a batch dye lot, so the meausurements won't matter for duplication.

All onion peels dye kind of a tan color...even the red onion.

Hope this helps you out...it's not an exact science but it is fun to just wing it.

hugs,
nt

Stellajella Apr 22, 2006

Nancy,
great! Thank you for your answer, it´s cool to have your own answer and I shall just go ahead and ty the whole thing out.

By the way: I love your book! I hate books without or with only a few pix but yours is very informative

Gaby