Golden Rod

Plant Part Used - leafy shoots (early summer) flowers (summer)

Harvest - Summer - Use fresh before flower color begins to fade

Resource - See  A  Dyer's Garden p 66 for recipe

Basic Heat Immersion Dye Recipe

wet mordanted fibers

simmer dye materials for 1-2 hours

remove dye stuff from dye liquid

simmer fiber in dye bath for 1-2 hours

remove from heat and let cool to room temperature

rinse excess color out of fiber