my next big event, the PA Guild Fine Craft Fair at the Chase Center in Wilmington DE.
During our short spring I saved all of my dark blue and purple iris along with some blue pansies. As the flowers started to wilt I popped them in a Ziploc bag and tucked them in the freezer. I removed a couple handfuls of frozen iris and placed them in an old stocking. I plunged it into a gallon jar of warm water and squeezed to release the gorgeous blue dye. Then I added two silk scarves, one is loose and the other is wrapped around a section of copper heat pipe from my house that had frozen and split this winter.
This concotion has to sit still for a day or two. I will post pictures of the dyed silks when they are ready!
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