Dye: Lover's Lullaby
Recipe: Lover's Lullaby
"A wedding dress? How cute. It’s odd to see anyone put that much care and attention into something like that, at least not in Barovia. But they paid me upfront... I almost feel bad charging them so much but well, only a fool declines to haggle. Well, I am a mouse of my word."
– From the Journal of Mattias Softpaw
Catalog Number: P-03
Ingredients
Dactylopiidae insects (Approximately 80,000) - dried
Stale Urine (Ammonia)
Alum
Lime
Directions
Take the dried insects and using a mortar and pestle, grind to a fine dust.
Gather several litres of urine and allow it to sit and become stale. Once this has occurred bring it to a boil and add the powdered insect shell. Once the boil as completly absorbed the powder and has taken on a red hue, filter through a fine mesh to remove an insoluble material that may have been left behind. This should leave a new pot of clear red tinted solution.
To this you add the alum and a measure of lime. The lime will reach with the alum and change the shade from red to purple. Continue to add slowly until the mixture takes on a dark lavender color.
To this immerse the cloth for no longer than seven and one half minutes. Remove and allow to dry completely.
The color will change in hue slightly depending on the fabric used within cotton for instance will have the desired color, where as silk will have a darker more rich hue. It is suggested that a sample piece of cloth is used and additional lime added to ensure a fine lavender color in whatever material is desired.
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