Quite a few years ago I splashed out £5 on a second hand wedding dress. I knew that one day it would come in handy and so it has. The dress was one of those big full white things, the glory of this one being that it was made in silk! Yards and yards of it, all in very good condition, just very dated in style.
Tui Flower was a New Zealander, sometimes described as 'New Zealand's Julia Child'.
The Kitchen Garden Cook Book is also excellent, not least for the sections on Flowers, Herbs and Household Tips.
One recipe which quicly got my attention was Dandelion Root Dye, which is described as being of gypsy origin.
If there is one thing which I now how to grow well, it is Dandelions. We have lots of them, stout and strong, they pop up everywhere, possibly because of the popularity of the Dandelion Clock game, in certain quarters.
I dug up a heap of roots, scrubbed them clean and, following the directions, soaked them overnight. The predicted colour was magenta, however the colour I got was not so deep and rich. It worked well on the silk and came out a very pretty lavender colour. Perhaps it is a bit late in the season, or maybe I simply hadn't got enough roots out of the ground.
Once begun it was difficult to stop. I remembered my stored onion skins and the avocado stone and skin which I had saved and decided to have a little fun.
You can see some of the results in the top photograph, I am really pleased with the colours.
As I was cutting and ripping sections, I couldn't help wondering whether the dress was ever worn, if it was, are they still together, etc, etc.
I doubt for an instant that the bride would ever imagine that sections of her old dress are going to become angels/fairies for a bazaar, once I can get into sewing mode!
ps Apologies for the missing 'K's' in this post, the key eeps sticking!
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