Something poetic in the fact that there’s apparently no natural yellow dye that is very lightfast. Gold destroyed by sunlight.
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the most beautiful and least lightfast, no matter how much metal you cram into the wool first
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Turmeric stains lighten but don’t easily go away entirely though. I’ve had to fight them a lot since I’m a sloppy cook and put turmeric in half the things I cook. Stainiest thing I use.
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it’s also that it neutralizes and turns more grey/brown over time
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