Re: Amla tests

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on January 29, 2005 at 16:37:00:

In reply to: Amla tests posted by Debra on January 29, 2005 at 16:28:53:

I don't know what the technique is for getting black dye from amla,
but it could be with fermentation, mordants, iron .... other such.

To get a dark brown walnut dye for cloth, you rot the husks, boil them
down with iron and boil mordanted yarn in the dyebath. None of that
stuff is of any use for hair. Boiling one's head is just not an option.

For the moment, I think Amla's potential would be to work with indigo
to get better conditioning, and no red .... or as a pack over henna to
cool off the color. I just got in a new shipment so now I have enough
extra to fiddle around with.

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Re: Amla tests Debra 16:50:49 1/29/2005 (8)
- reading through many of the amla posts Kim in MI 07:17:52 1/30/2005 (7)
  - These are the results I get .... Meg 17:57:59 1/30/2005 (3)
    - i'd second that elektra 12:32:22 1/31/2005 (0)
    - Re: #1 is the result I want .... Debra 18:27:23 1/30/2005 (1)
      - Re: #1 is the result I want .... Meg 22:37:56 1/31/2005 (0)
  - Re: reading through many of the amla posts Debra 15:39:37 1/30/2005 (2)
    - is the conditioning better than cassia? mary 19:38:41 1/31/2005 (1)
      - Re: is the conditioning better than cassia? Meg 22:38:56 1/31/2005 (0)

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