02 February 2012

Walnut Ink

I found some black walnuts in a cardboard box behind the house. If I remember rightly, someone gave them to me almost two years ago. They were quite shrivelled, but undoubtably still full of dye stuff. So I boiled them in some water a few hours, strained the soup through a piece of muslin - et voilá: walnut ink! Testing:




Printing with home made eraser stamp and walnut ink. There seem to be endless possibilities with this magical potion. I'll keep you posted!

7 comments:

  1. WAW. You new blog is stunning.

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  2. Oh, Mona, this is delightful ! And your handmade stamp is just perfect.
    I don't think it could get any better !
    I don't think black walnuts grow over here.
    I think that's the "English walnuts" that grow here.

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    1. Thanks! :)
      I'm quite sure you can make walnut ink with all walnut species - just give it a go!

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  3. It looks beautiful mona. I wonder if the color stays or fades.

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  4. Thanks, Marchi!
    According to my old dyeing books walnut dye has the highest ratings for lightfastness.I should think that applies to the ink as well. You should try it :)

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  5. Hvor fedt! Jeg kan se vi har samme interesser sådan over stort set hele linjen.

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