Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Staining Midelino cane Coils
- 13 April 2012
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Make a dye bath by adding water based paint, food colour or natural dyes to water.
I like to use natural dyes. For this green colour I used spinach. You can also use berries, flowers and roots. Even tea and coffee works well.
For more on staining wood (with colour suggestions) look at my Stain wooden skewers with natural dye Tutorial
Shape the coil while wet. I wanted to create a spring shape for my design.
Tie the coil and hang to dry.
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