Walnut hulls

[Juniata]

I played around for the first time with walnut hulls, I watched several videos on how to do it.
I was going for a lighter color, and I got dark and light spots, gives it a "grungy" look. I like it!
I dyed my Townsends frock, a hunting shirt and a work shirt.

 

[Juniata]

 

[DiMarco_Mercantile]

Looks great! I’ve been wanting to dye with walnut hulls for a while but I haven’t been able to locate any walnut trees.

 

[Brokennock]

Looks pretty darn good to me.

The only thing I see "off" is the weight lifter's belt,,,,

Seriously. The color looks good. Maybe give the pants another bath in the dye to reduce the uniformity of it?

 

[Juniata]

Pants are buckskins. Ain't touching them!
And the belt needs some color but I read they were up to 3" wide so I think it's correct.

 

[Brokennock]

Pants are buckskins. Ain't touching them!
And the belt needs some color but I read they were up to 3" wide so I think it's correct.

I've heard rumor of belts that wide,, have yet to see evidence of it.
Is there an advantage?
How do you bend over to pick something up with that around your waist?

 

[bushytail]

All looks good to me. I really like your moccasins.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Looks good. Looks real. Perzactly what we strive for.

 

[VA Hawken]

Looks great!

 

[TDM]

Good looking outfit! And I like the wide belt. I have a 3" one too. Makes my stomach look smaller.

 

[Black Powder Guy]

Great looking outfit! I think Turkey Foot Trading Company and Forge sells Black Walnut Powder by the pound. $20.00 per pound.
I have not bought anything from them, but they are bookmarked on this computer.

 

[user 48702]

I like it, looks good.

 

[Tradbow]

Very nice setup.
I’ve got a couple gallons of black walnut dye made up. Very strong dye that turns my traps a nice dark black color. I’m planning on mixing some in my BLO mixture for a tarp.

 

[Steel Hayes]

I dyed mine last year( I traded to a member here) with a walnut recipe.
I ended up mixing the hulls with a pint of whisky. The recipe called for a lb of hulls and some “spirts”, let sit together for a week and wash fabric with the solution and air dry as needed for layers.

 

[user 48702]

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I dyed mine last year( I traded to a member here) with a walnut recipe.
I ended up mixing the hulls with a pint of whisky. The recipe called for a lb of hulls and some “spirts”, let sit together for a week and wash fabric with the solution and air dry as needed for layers.

Outstanding!!!

 

[sheriff john]

How do you make walnut powder?

 

[Snake Pleskin]

Pants are buckskins. Ain't touching them!
And the belt needs some color but I read they were up to 3" wide so I think it's correct.

I have also read and have seen illustrations of wide belts. They are great for stickin a hawk or pistol through.

 

[Brokennock]

How do you make walnut powder?

Put your nuts on a block of wood and pound them with a mallet.

 

[Brokennock]

How do you make walnut powder?

Just funnin ya above....

I think it is ground outer hulls that have been dried and ground up. They look like ground up shells, but most folks I've seen making walnut dye are using the outer hull. So, I am assuming it is this outer hull that is processed to make the dye powder.

 

[Snake Pleskin]

Just funnin ya above....

I think it is ground outer hulls that have been dried and ground up. They look like ground up shells, but most folks I've seen making walnut dye are using the outer hull. So, I am assuming it is this outer hull that is processed to make the dye powder.

They sell ground walnut hulls as a medium to use cleaning rifle/pistol brass in tumblers. Do you think you could use that as a dye? ???