Plant/Non Human Collaborator: Young Acorn Caps
Forager/Dyer/Human Collaborator: Cydni Carter
Color/Fiber: Warm Brown on Linen mordanted with Alum Acetated
Date Foraged: August 7 2020
Location Foraged: Buckman Field, NE Portland
Dye Method: Stove Top
Recipe: I collected all the acorn caps dropped by the oak tree that never developed any meat. Just little nubs of caps. There were so many I didn't even use them all in this test – I used 50 grams for 50 grams of linen. An easy to find and wonderfully warm brown.