Just found you via Tour de Fleece. And I thought, that sounds like a Canadian accent to me, and then you mentioned Canada. I'm in Ontario, setting out my fibre arts fingers to gain information and eventually develop into my own practice. Thank you for all the useful sumac info :)
This is so helpful for someone (someone being me) who is trying to get into plant dyes in the environment! It’s fantastic to find such a rich source of experience for free on the internet.
What a Treat finding your Helpful Clear Videos! I live in The Catskill Mtns...surrounded by Sumac and other Friendly Dye plants! Inspiring! Thank You So Much.
Thank you for the brill video. I've been doing a little dyeing in jars with the stag berries; got some lovely pinks. And yes how yummy is the scent; almost fruity😊
It was so great to come home from Rhinebeck and find another of your fascinating yarn dye videos! Sumac! I'll never walk by the stands of it and not think of those multi-use berries! It was wonderful to speak with you on the Hill. What a super day! Best wishes for more fall and creating beautiful yarns.
Again, loving seeing the all the various coloured skeins produced. But am interested, just as equally, in what you are going to knit with these beautiful creations :-)
You mentioned Sumac used as a spice in the middle east. I was introduce to ground sumac to put on my Koobideh a couple of years back. A bit sour but so delicious and a lovely compliment to the lamb and beef mixture . I love the skein you created using the sumac and the Brazil wood. The sound of the breeze going through the trees is so soothing. It must be wonderful relaxing in the evening with a hot cup or beverage by a fire
I made the staghorn drink before i used a bowl, a strainer, and a cheesecloth and put a few of the berry cluster and filled it with cold water to the top of the berries and let it sit for a couple hours
Hello Chris, wonderful Video. I never looked at sumak as dye. I use it as spice in cooking. But making tea or Limonade? I have to try that. Sorry to say I dont have any trees near, I just go to the market and get the spice. Thank you so much for the Tipps. Have a nice day and stay safe. 🙋🏼♀️🌻
I really enjoyed this episode. I have been inspired by watching you to try natural dying. So far I have used coffee grounds I saved the colour I got was grey? Saffron that came out a beautiful shade of yellow and lilacs which became a pale green. I was wondering if you could tell me how our city water effects the colours. Thank you Christopher. A question for Jamie. Have I missed your completed sweater? Take care looking forward to your next video 😊
Another awesome video! I just moved into my house in the country in NC. I love the idea of using what's around me to dye. How did you come to know what plants would give you great colors versus plants that would give you a rash? 😁 I grew up in the city so when you say "sumac" I say "poison" 🍁
Thanks for the feedback 😊. I have benefited by trying to keep up with my daughter’s interest in plants and wildlife. It is pretty easy to tell poisonous sumac from non poisonous sumac. If you see white berries, run away.
Have you ever made milkweed or dogbane yarn or grown flax for making linen yarn? I've made milkweed yarn and linen yarn this year. I grew the flax myself and foraged the milkweed from dead plants and used the milkweed from my garden. Staghorn sumac is actually invasive to the United states. It was planted during the great depression as a windbreak in the dustbowl. Make sure you throw all the seeds out instead of composting. Thank you for your warning about the mordant. I didn't know tannin was one. I think I may be able to get some from oak leaves too but if it contains tannins... I should go back out to literally any empty lot in the neighborhood! I'd rather add honey if drinking this, maple syrup costs a lot of money. V.V and I hate the shitty fake stuff.
the hard part is getting all the stem bits out! but then again I'm working with a pair of pet slicker brushes and a drop spindle. you've probably got more professional equipment.
@@cabinboyknits1816 I just saw this video today 😂👍 Growing up in the middle east we always had sumac powder ready in supermarkets and never seen the actual tree, until recently when I discovered the tree somewhere near my house in north China 😁 so now I'm getting interested in how to harvest it. I used to ask my mom to bring for me every time she came to visit now I can get it for free in the park near a river bank
@@noorarahimi1498 we should consider ourselves fortunate to have sumac so close to us 🤗. It is one of my favourite botanicals to dye with. Cheers and thank you for watching.
