When we bought the house we live in a few years back it was during September, we noticed green bulbs on a tree in the back, not sure what they will be. The next month we had beautiful pomegranates and envious friends!
Growing up my sister loved pomegranates - I tried them, not really a fan. Each year since we have had this house Matt and I try them and just share one and give the rest away. Yesterday I sat down to a organic apple for a snack - the apple was not tasty and I wanted fruit. So I went to the backyard and picked a pomegranate off the tree, washed it, cut in a munched on the seeds. It was tasty - sweet and sour and just what my body was craving. Maybe this year I will eat two!
After I munched away I cleaned up the juices and loved the burgundy wine color. I know the juice stains - the white napkin I used took the color in well. So I did some research - you can dye fabric using pom juice! Here are some links about dyeing fabric with the juice. I kinda want to tie dye or dip dye fabric for bows now!Easy step by step instructions:
http://julieskeepsakes.blogspot.com/2008/12/pomegranate-fabric.html
This video mostly talks about wool - but I think it would work on organic cotton just as well. It shows how different pots bring out different colors. Really pretty!
Oh! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteI think that if it'll dye linen, it'll definitely dye cotton too... you'll probably end up with a somewhat different shade/intensity but how can anything that comes from a pomegranate not be beautiful?
I don't think I've ever eaten a whole pomegranate, I need to rectify that because I do really like them.
ReplyDeleteYou're super lucky to have that in your yard!
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