Walnut stain

[Cory Joe Stewart]

I have not done this in a long time.  I recently moved and my neighbor has a walnut tree and about half land in my yard so I reap the benefits.  When I worked at a living history museum I dyed a bag with some leftover dye from a fabric drying demonstration and liked the results.  So I wanted to give it another go.














I tryed it on some plain fabric too but the results were not as good.  Im pretty happy with how the bag turned out.

Cory Joe

[Frozen Run]

Looks awesome! How did you process them down into dye, and what precautions did you take since the shells are poisonous? Thank you.

[T*O*F]

I tryed it on some plain fabric too but the results were not as good.

If you have enough liquid, you can strain it thru some cloth.  Then boil it down to concentrate it.  Put your cloth in the pot and let it simmer for 1/2 to one hour.  The heat also helps to mordant the dye somewhat and it doesn't wash out as much while laundering.

[Cory Joe Stewart]

Looks awesome! How did you process them down into dye, and what precautions did you take since the shells are poisonous? Thank you.

I wore gloves and just broke the hulls up, the ones I used were pretty broken up and starting to breakdown on their own.  I then just boiled it down.

Cory Joe

[Cory Joe Stewart]

I tryed it on some plain fabric too but the results were not as good.

Ive also heard adding vinegar to help hold the color better.

Cory Joe

If you have enough liquid, you can strain it thru some cloth.  Then boil it down to concentrate it.  Put your cloth in the pot and let it simmer for 1/2 to one hour.  The heat also helps to mordant the dye somewhat and it doesn't wash out as much while laundering.