Willow

I was a bit skeptical about whether I'd obtain any colour from willow leaves, but I had a go anyway and my skepticism turned out to be unjustified. It just goes to show that even the most unpromising leaves may yield dye stuff. The photos show our local willows in Loughton Valley Park, my large basket filled with willow leaves and shoots, and my results, from the left mordanted with alum, copper, alum + tin and alum + iron.