Ragwort...flower to garment

Ragwort in the wild...I picked a panful of flowers from my drive, ha! Who needs weedkiller! Nb: some people have a skin reaction to ragwort, but it doesn't affect humans in the same way as horses etc


Simmering the flowers, for I think about 30 minutes.



The strained liquor (this is one of the ones you really don't want to use cooking pots for, not that you ever should)



In with the yarn which has already been mordanted with alum. I simmered it about 30 minutes although it seemed to exhaust quicker than that.



Rinsing...


Dry! A very happy yellow!


Becoming part of my Cardigan of natural dyes!



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