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Walnut Dyed Shibori Napkins

August 22, 2021 by admin

We never have enough napkins so I made some new ones!

Last fall I gathered walnuts and froze them. Beach stones are for a tied pattern.

Simmer the walnuts until a deep brown dye is made. It will stain skin so good to use tongs or gloves!

Tie the fabric using tightly wrapped rubber bands. This wrap is with stones.

Soak the fabric until a dark color. The two on the right are accordion pleated then banded. You can use cotton, wool or silk fabric. Synthetic fabrics don’t take natural dyes as well.

This is what the stone wrap looks like.

You can achieve different patterns by combining stone wrapping, folding and pleating.

Let the wrapped fabric dry then remove the bands. Rinse until water runs clear. Iron fabric and turn edges over twice and sew.

All done!

Time to start planning dinner.

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