make clothing dyes like the old pioneer days
Nice project to do together
Details
These colors may not be as bright as you are used to, but it will give the child an experience in how it was done. Be sure the child is wearing an old long sleeved shirt, smock, etc. over his or her clothing.
Yellow Collect the dry outside skins of onions. Pour hot water over them and let them soak overnight. Strain off the liquid and throw away the skins.
Purple Bottled un-sweetened grape juice makes a nice shade of purple.
Red Beets make a light shade of red. Grate or grind raw beets. Put the pulp in a piece of cloth and squeeze out the cloth.
Green A light shade of green can be obtained by grinding fresh spinach or green grass in a food grinder. After grinding put the pulp in a piece of cloth and squeeze out the juice.
Brown Black walnut hulls (not the shell) make a dark brown. Pound the hulls off the nuts and put them in a pan. Pour hot tap water over the hulls and let them soak overnight. Strain off the liquid and throw away the hulls.
Nice project to do together
