eggs

We tried natural dye using the curbly video tutorial via whipup. Our eggs look different from his eggs. I think he left them in the water for less time than he says he did. Probably also the fact that our city water has all sorts of yuck in it might have something to do with the color difference. I wonder if distilled would have been different? Don't get me wrong, we had fun experimenting in the kitchen, and I like how these came out. I like being amazed by the contents on my fridge, or as Elie would say, "Ah, anthocyanins".

From left to right we used onion skins, red cabbage, coffe/tea, spinach, and cranberries. My kitchen smelled so interesting. Like "Thanksgiving Sauerkraut".

The spinach is a very light green. Onion and cabbage were the best and most fun.

The cranberries were a complete bust. They were supposed to be pink, but they ended up being a moldy green-brown. Plus, the acid in the berries did some damage to the shells. They dried with a chalky white finish, adding to their less-than-appetizing look.

Eggs were definitely the right medium for experimenting with natural dye. An egg is a whole lot cheaper than say, a skein of superwash wool. I can see myself messing around with the onion or cabbage and some wool someday, though.