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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: iowabow on September 14, 2015, 05:26:52 pm

Title: Amazing discovery from ishi stick (picture added)
Post by: iowabow on September 14, 2015, 05:26:52 pm

Look at what I learned from my ishi stick. Antler left in osage ishi stick turns bright lemon yellow. This gives me all kinds of ideas....is this cool or what?

Title: Re: Amazing discovery from ishi stick
Post by: Chippintuff on September 14, 2015, 07:18:11 pm

That gives me the idea that saw dust ur shavings of that wood could be used to make a dye.

WA

Title: Re: Amazing discovery from ishi stick
Post by: JW_Halverson on September 14, 2015, 07:42:54 pm

Quote from: Chippintuff on September 14, 2015, 07:18:11 pm

That gives me the idea that saw dust ur shavings of that wood could be used to make a dye.

WA

It makes a bright yellow dye.  Be sure to add a cup of vinegar for every two gallons of water when you are boiling out the sawdust/shavings.  It will work as a mordant, or dye fixative.  However, do not expect the dye to be colorfast in the long run.  It fades in the sun, but modern detergent is even worse on it.