Pecan Dye

Eterry · Apr 19, 2020

I have a half gallon of pecan hulls. I'm thinking of using them to dye some clothe or leather. Who has used pecan hulls for a dye before? Do you crush the hulls, and what do you add to them? Water is obvious, but anything else?
Thanks
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Cruzatte · Apr 20, 2020

Sounds interesting. Try experimenting on some scrap pieces and see what you get.

Loyalist Dave · Apr 20, 2020

A couple ways to extract colorant from vegetable materials....
You can crush the color source up, and then...,
Boil them in water to extract the color, or soak them in nearly 200 proof alcohol to extract the color. I'm betting the alcohol would work better on nut shells.

I'd test it before I applied on a permanent project.

LD

Eterry · Apr 20, 2020

Thanks LD, if i soaked the hulls in everclear I'd be inclined to filter it thru my KIDNEYS first... lol.
I may try boiling some in water.

1950DAVE · Apr 20, 2020

Eterry said:
Thanks LD, if i soaked the hulls in everclear I'd be inclined to filter it thru my KIDNEYS first... lol.
I may try boiling some in water.

And produce a pale yellow die, or is that a stain?
Dave

nhmoose · Apr 21, 2020

I would use denatured alcohol from the hardware store about $8.00, Way cheaper than Everclear ,don't drink any.

Loyalist Dave · Apr 22, 2020

nhmoose said:
I would use denatured alcohol from the hardware store about $8.00, Way cheaper than Everclear ,don't drink any.

Exactly....,
If for some reason your hardware store is out of alcohol as folks bought it up for "disinfectant" when the grocery stores and pharmacies went "dry" then get a couple bottles of HEET fuel additive...it's mostly methyl ["wood"] alcohol.

LD

Eterry · Apr 22, 2020

LD, when you spoke of 200 proof, my mind immediately went to everclear... must be reliving my college days!!
Thanks.

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