This morning I noticed a dot on the paper I made this summer and thought, interesting.
Just the way it fell...
I also strained the rose hips that were soaking in alcohol. The dot on the top is a sample of that "ink." Not great color but it smells fabulous and I am considering making another batch as a tincture.
The middle dot is rose hip ink made last year by simmering the rose hips in water, and the bottom rose hip ink made last year by simmering mashed rose hips in water.
The water based rose hip inks seem much more colorful, especially the third sample. Maybe the result of heat? I will be making more soon.