Dyeing, soup and postscripts.

 A couple of postscripts: 

About the hats, the very day after I posted the Silk Road hat program, I saw a little Afghani boy out walking with his father, we have an Afghani population here, have for decades, and -- he was wearing a small hat just like those tall ones! Felt, I think. Such a treat. A genuine Silk Road hat. 

Also, about the paper plate art, I let the artist know about our interest, he was thrilled, and invited anyone on Twitter to tag him with pictures, if you want. Not pix of kids, he's very careful, but of the art. He's @DarrellWakelam, in case anyone wants to do that.

And on to today and the last of the Thanksgiving turkey breast. 

It made about ten meals and there was still plenty of meat to pull off for this great turkey, carrot,  macaroni soup, using a couple of quarts of homemade vegetable stock. I simmered the turkey carcase after removing the meat, in the soup. Removed it, blended the carrots down, added the macaroni, then  the meat to heat through. Several meals of this, too. 

I had some for supper and fell asleep shortly after, no doubt the usual effect of turkey on the unwary. 

However, here's the point of today, aside from mentioning that the extra nutmeg from Misfits is going next door, she being very pleased because she meant to buy it and forgot.

Anyway, dyeing is underway. 

Black walnut, yellow onion and beet. Should make a good brown mixed color. When the containers thaw enough to tip out the contents, it will be a dyebath. This also had the effect of emptying part of the freezer which is getting a bit crammed.

Two napkins, lovely fabric, but stained, all rolled and pleated, soaked and secured for a bit of shibori dyeing.  Future tray cloths. Or tea napkins depending on the configuration of the planets. and how well they turn out.

I'm thinking of a second run, too after they've been unfolded and rinsed, overdyeing with turmeric, to pick up the pale stripes in the design.  And there might be stamping, depending. Each napkin will make two tray cloths. Or four tea napkins. I may soon have enough.

I'm just going to leave them simmering for the foreseeable future, or at least while the banana bread, with chocolate chips, golden raisins and walnuts, is baking.

If you're alarmed at the seeming close quarters of food and dyes, the dye mixture is in dedicated containers, and it's literally edible material. I wouldn't be doing this with anything that shouldn't mix. 

I suddenly realize quite a bit is going on today. Never notice till I start writing it up.

Happy Sunday!