Who knew avocado seeds would produce such lovely soft colors on fabric!

In the pot, the dye is a lovely deep pink. The fabric turns out a soft smokey pink, but I've fallen for the amazing grays that resulted from adding just a touch of iron to the dye bath ..... not colors I've been able to produce before!

Spurred on by this success, my next venture was to try Calendula flowers, which produce lovely soft golden yellows and a more olive tone with the addition of iron .....

The silk organza just soaks up the color wonderfully !!

Now the challenge is to find out how these fabrics will work in with my existing stash of hand dyed fabrics and my current Grevillea series work. I'll keep you posted.....

Thanks for reading CC