Month: October 2020

I did a fruit tea dye yesterday, leaving the papers in the pan over night then putting them on drying racks through the day. I could tell they weren’t going to be that vibrant – a really pale greyish mauve.

I put them in the oven tonight – at 250 degrees and checked on them every 20 min or so. They dried up really nicely, I could pull a couple of the top papers off every time I checked.

I was a little disappointed in the colors so I decided to try an instant coffee dye.

I may have gone overboard on the coffee – I didn’t measure just poured a few spoonfuls (probably more than 3 heaping!) into a cup and went for it.

I wonder how much caffeine you can absorb through your hands – we’ll see if I can sleep tonight!

The papers were left in the coffee for a couple of hours, when I checked they were VERY dark. I drained the coffee off and rinsed them a bit.

I tried to rush it and put them in the oven before letting them drain over night – it didn’t work out very well.

They were in for about 15 minutes, when I checked the pages were getting sticky and the edges were looking burnt. There is a lovely pattern on the bottom sheet though!

They are going to air dry until tomorrow night then I’ll try them in the oven again. Fingers crossed they aren’t too saturated!