Dying Ventile?

[Toddy]

Tannins dye fast, as do lichen-based dyes, but then you need quite a lot of lichen, and I always for some reason feel worse about pulling up clumps of lichen than I do about stealing tree bark or plant leaves

Oh me too, I just refuse to use them at all for public demonstrations. Even some workshops I skim over them. Same with the fungal dyes, good though they are.They lichens take so long to grow round here.

Cheers,
Toddy

 

[demographic]

Boing, I'm just wondering how this worked out?
I've currently got some Khaki ventile (￡11 a metre so a good bit cheaper than I see it usually) with blue and tan overcheck.
I'm likely wanting a dog coat out of it as I want to try Ventile out on a project thats not something as hard as a jacket for a person.

Anyway, I'm really not a fan of the pattern so wouldn't mind dying it (not too fussed what colour I end up with just so long as it's not wannabee field sports colours like it currently is) to a darker solid colour.
It'll likely get a few bars of reflective stuff fired over it also so the dog's more visible in headlights.