YELLOW

YELLOW

Yellow is a color that is connected to the sun, the light and gold.

Yellow is extremely sensitive to nearby colors. This is how yellow next to blue appear squickly greenish. Yellow next to white looks cheerful, light-footed and sophisticated, while yellow next to black looks very hard. In other words, yellow is a changeable color.

Natural sources, which can produce yellow color schemes are for example:

Crocus, Goldenrod, Marigold, Tumeric, Safflower, Saffron, Sumac Bark, Willow Leaves, Yellow Onions, Chameleon Plant, Daffodil, Dahlia, Hickory Leaves, Oxalis, Peach Tree Leaves, Tansy, Yarrow, Sunflowers...

The color yellow is tis often attributed to the sun. Already children associate yellow with the sun, since yellow is color they use while drawing. Children often mention yellow as their favorite color, because the more contrast a color offers, the easier it is recognized by children.

Furthermore, yellow is often used as a signal color. Insects and flowers in nature, which show yellow pigments, are easy to be seen. There are plenty of natural ingredients to create yellow.

A bright yellow shade, which can be intensified by extending the soaking time, is created with the help of tumeric.

STEP1 Take around one tablespoon of very fine tumeric powder. The finer the powder, the easier it is to create an even finish. Mix the tumeric with around one tablespoon of warm water. The more tumeric powder and the less water is used, the stronger will the color be.

STEP2 Mix your coffee mixture into the tanning lotion or into the animal fat, which is applied onto the skin before drying.

The dye can be applied in two different ways onto the fish skin.

The tumeric mixture can either be mixed into the “Emulsified Oils” tanning mixture or after the tanning process into the animal fat, which is used to maintain the leather’s softness.

A) SOAKING TECHNIQUE Mix the tumeric mixture into the tanning lotion, which contains one egg yolk and two tablespoons of oil. Make sure the tumeric mixture is well mixed with the tanning lotion for an even finish. Lay the clean fish skin evenly into the mixture and let it soak. Afterwards, wash out the fish skin and let it dry.

Color Intensity 5 Minutes : Low 3 Hours : Medium 24 Hours : High

B) MASSAGING TECHNIQUE Mix the tumeric mixture into the animal fat, which will be massaged into the fish skin after the tanning process. Massage until almost dry. The more tumeric mixture is used, the more intense is the dye outcome.

INGREDIENTS

This natural color recipe is suitable to dye one piece of fish skin (10x15 cm).

1 TBSP fine tumeric powder

1 TBSP warm water

A) 1 egg yolk + 2 TBSP sunflower oil