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Dahlia “Tea” Ink
the world’s most beautiful flower does not always result in the world’s most beautiful ink!
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the world’s most beautiful flower does not always result in the world’s most beautiful ink!
Even kitchen scraps make great dyes!
Dandelion and forsythia dyes make a springtime yellow.
An exploration in mordants…