I had some cotton scraps that I was soaking in some alum (for a mordant, to make the dye stay) that I forgot about and it grew some mold. Instead of tossing it out, I decided to toss it into the last of the dye I had made with the hazelnut leaves and let it soak for awhile. One of the books on natural dyeing I've been reading had suggested that mold in the dye wasn't the end of the world, so I thought maybe mold on the fabric wasn't the end of the world either.
I love how there are little tiny dots. I'm not sure if I feel comfortable using this fabric. Maybe if I boiled it? Maybe I'll use the fabric as prayer flags and then it won't matter.
I'm also wondering, what if the materials used to dye fabric were seasonal? Just like eating what is in season?
Picked the first handful of raspberries today: