Pearls and Lace #76 Variations on a Theme #1

Pink is the Theme.

Lace is the Subject.

How on earth did I get Pink Lace?

Well avocados of course!!!

Have you tried this?  You just have to try this.  It's easy, and it makes you feel like you've done something magical!  PINK dye from avocado peel.

I boiled it, I set it aside after about an hour, and I played like a little girl.

This first post about the Theme (Pink Lace) is composed of pictures of the actual dyed pieces.

I have taken a number of different materials and tried different soaking times to get the variation of pinks. 
The longer you soak, the darker the pink.

I think the main thing I did correctly was to put the avocado peelings into a doubled portion of cheesecloth and tie the end.  I used this pouch in a large pot of water and boiled it for about an hour, then put in the laces and materials I was using and let them soak for about an hour.  Later, I put some of the pieces back in for another soak of another hour, then put them outside to dry.

It was hard for me to get some of the materials to absorb color, but I found that most of the materials were beautifully colored, and I plan on looking out for many more items to dye in the future.  And my husband gets to eat some fresh guacamole from time to time!!

On a humorous side, at the time I was doing the whole boiling and drying (outside) of the materials, my husband was out of town.  When I took the pieces outside to dry in the sun, they were gently floating in the breeze when my husband arrived home.  He got scared.  He thought he had put something red in a laundry of whites and I was flying his mistakes out front for him to see when he got home!!!  Poor guy!  I was just excited about my new pink laces and such, and he was afraid to come in the house!

Next week I will share some more photos using the pinks as a background for some additions of pearls, buttons, and tatting laces.  Be sure and come back by to see them!  I am soooo excited about finding this process!  Let me know if you have tried it before and what you did!!!

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Blessings to you all!

Doni
edited: because I can spell guacamole, but not avOcado!