Each time I’m working on an issue of Somerset Studio, I find techniques I want to try. Sometimes it’s something that yields really cool results, and other times it’s a process that just sounds really fun.
I had no idea that avocado pits could be used to dye materials a beautiful pink color, and I knew right away I wanted to try this out. Not only is the color produced absolutely gorgeous and unexpected, but as someone who loves avocado, I always have plenty of them on hand.
I needed to collect a few avocado pits before I was ready to dye anything, so over the course of a week, I gathered up the discarded pits. I scrubbed each one free of any remaining avocado, and then placed the pit…
