A recipe for rosehip dye. So
I'll come clean, I felt a niggle of guilt using these as a natural dye for
playdough when synthetic colourings are so cheap and readily available. There
are many herbal recipes that use these summer fruits all of which claim
health benefits due to the generous content of vitamin C that each rosehip
contains. This recipe took a handful of hips, all that our wild branches
had to offer this year, so for the sake of staining playdough it has felt
somewhat wasteful, but, the finished playdough turned out to be a very pretty
apricot colour, with a natural earthy aroma and great texture. There's a
hopeful ending too, the sweetbriar rose seeds left over in the mush have
been mixed with some soil. Fingers crossed, come next spring they'll be seedlings
to transfer, then in a few years time more hips to experiment with in our
dehydrator! (link to amazon.co.uk)
Rosehip dye recipe
70g rosehips
150ml water
Simmer the hips for about 10 minutes, keeping a watch on the level of water.
Leave to cool and then blend. Strain the mixture through muslin cloth and
measure the separated liquid.
Homemade playdough recipe
- 150g plain flour
- 120g salt
- 120ml rosehip liquid
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 tbsp cream of tartar
- a few drops of scented oil (optional)
- Hand moisturiser (optional)
Place all the playdough ingredients apart form
the moisturiser (if using) into a saucepan and cook over a moderate heat until
everything combines to form a ball of dough. There should be no or minimal
amount of 'sticky looking areas. Turn out the mound and leave to cool
then knead with your hands. At this point add the lotion to condition the
playdough, providing it with a silken, more pliable texture, and, we've found
helping to extend its shelf life.
rosehip fabric dyes on google images
Making natural dye recipes from plants
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Rosehip dye
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Blueberry
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