Dyeing photos

[altivo]

Cochineal on wool yarn
Originally uploaded by Altivo

Set of six additional photos from last week's dyeing experiments. This one shows cochineal on wool yarn, with color variations resulting from use of four different mordants. The mordanting compounds were, from top to bottom: potassium aluminum sulfate (alum), potassium dichromate (chrome), copper sulfate (copper), and stannous chloride (tin).

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Comments

[hellmutt.livejournal.com]

Off-topic: http://catandgirl.com/?p=2115

[altivo.livejournal.com]

The comments are more ignorant than the fictional radio text. "Job where you don't have to do much but can act superior..." Oh right.

[hellmutt.livejournal.com]

When I think of librarians, I think of the three I've known: one pretty pony, one pretty young Finnish lady and the one at my secondary school, who was the only person I met who knew who Pink Floyd are.

You don't wanna read comments - they let all sorts of brainless freaks leave comments! ;p

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

*pays for the yarn then promptly tangles himself in it*

[altivo.livejournal.com]

*laughs when the mordant still in the wet yarn makes your fur fall out*