How Do You Make Natural Brown Dye From Black Walnuts In Husks?
Go green by making homemade dyes for your crafts like tie-dyed t-shirts, jewelry, and purses? With everyone going green and being earth friendly, wouldn’t it be neat to make homemade dyes from the plants around you? You can easily make natural brown dye from black walnuts that are still in husks, here is how you do it. Make homemade brown dye out of black walnut husks as a craft, and then use it to make more crafts. Get you children involved in making homemade dyes to reinforce science and history concepts. You can talk about the pioneers and American Indians making their dyes this same way. Collect black walnuts when they begin to fall from the trees. This usually happens around September when other nuts and fruits are ripening. You need the nuts must have their husks on and it doesn’t matter if the husks are turning brown. Fill a large pot with two gallons of water and heat it. Add twenty or more of the black walnuts still in husk to the boiling water and remove from the heat. Allow
