A shocking yellow ink from garden-grown weld. As this ink ages, it shifts towards green.
This "dyer's weed" was the only plant to produce colour in our 2024 dye garden in Princetown. The conditions were simply too wet, too cold, and too overcast for everything else that we'd planted. The weld, in its second year, managed to produce just enough for a small harvest.
This product is part of our Acorn & Mire give-back line. A portion from each sale is donated back to environmental charities supporting hedgerow regeneration and peatland restoration.
Details
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Colour: bright yellow. Use the label as your guide, but the colour in the bottle is pretty close to the colour when dry.
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Source: Weld plant grown from seed in our Princetown garden.
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Size: one 15mL vial of gorse ink
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Use with: Small paint brushes; you can also use a dip pen, but it's very light and might be difficult to see
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Suitable for fountain pens? No.
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Light fast rating? 1-2. The ink should not be left exposed to direct sunshine.
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Ingredients: Weld, Dartmoor rainwater, gum Arabic, clove preservative
- This ink has a limited shelf life. We do our best to ship within 2 - 3 weeks of the ink being made.
The Perfect Gift For
- Artists and calligraphers.
- Eco-conscious individuals.
- Nature Lovers and Foragers.
- Writers and Journal Keepers.
- Historians and Vintage Enthusiasts.
- Minimalists.
- Botanists and Gardeners.
Usage Tips
This is a natural product with a limited shelf life. Best used within a few weeks or months of making. We make our ink with a goodly amount of gum Arabic. If you find it's too thick, you can add a little water. Shake well before use.
How it's made
We have a small dye garden in our backyard, all grown from seed from a sustainable and reputable local supplier (you can read their environmental policy here - link opens in a new window). In the production of weld, the whole plant is used. We harvest most of the crop in late summer. Some is immediately converted to colour, and some we dry to keep for later in the year. The remainder of the crop is left to seed for future years.
About the colour
Your vial of ink will include the year it was made, and a sample on the label. The ink usually changes colour a little bit as it dries and is exposed to air. It may be darker, or it may lighten. Use the label as your guide for the colour.
