Originally Posted by SherriB
I would love to make a quilt using only natural dyes. I wonder if using a good quality white muslin would work. I think it is something to put on my "Someday I will make this" list.
Blueberries for blue
Yellow onion skins for yellow
Red onion skins for red........
muslin will work but i have found that cotten takes these dyies a little better and dose not shrink as bad as some of the other materials.
consider back when all fabric was cotten they did not have all the blends like the muslin fabrick or nylon rayon.
another tidbit since bathing was not done regulary and warshing machines were not found wemon had a small round metal box they carries with them in the box was a cotten swab soacked with vinigar which they would dab themselves with to take care of body oder that was the first deoderant latter it was mixed with backing soada it was a great oder absorbant