I'm getting the urge to dye with chicory. The flowers are such a pretty color! Anyone every use them? What else did you use with it to "set" the color? Lore >>...
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Foster, Laurie E. US...
laurie.foster@...
Jul 17, 2008 12:13 pm
I'm getting the urge to dye with chicory. The flowers are such a pretty color! Anyone every use them? What else did you use with it to "set" the color? Lore...
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Carowyn Silveroak
carowynsilve...
Jul 17, 2008 10:44 am
Greetings! ... I simmered it down very carefully to reduce volume but not destroy the color, and poured it into a snapple bottle, added bone beads and test ...
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elkaseawoods
Jul 15, 2008 9:45 pm
Sorry if this ends up as a double posting. Accidentally sent the first message to the Bergental herbal group. Sorry!!!!! Want to put the winter woolies in...
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Eleanor K Cass
elkaseawoods
Jul 15, 2008 9:45 pm
Hi! Sorry to take so long to reply! I wonder if the water is different in different parts of CT. We have a well - that may have something to do with it. ...
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McIsaac & Capnerhurst
treasach_kelle
Jul 13, 2008 11:11 pm
I tried that recipe as well. I found that it had no staying power on the lips at all. It was basically a lip balm that had a colour in the tube, but not on...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Jul 13, 2008 1:42 am
... I've made it, and on me it's very light, so I darken it with a little red ochre (available from art supply shops as it's used as a paint pigment). Here's...
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S. Brenciaglia
ladycatairley
Jul 12, 2008 6:13 pm
I would love the recipe as well. Cat =^..^= ... From: Larissa To: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:37 PM Subject: [SCA-Herbalist]...
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Larissa
royalbabysitter
Jul 12, 2008 3:37 pm
Has anyone ever tried making an alkanet ointment to redden the lips? Truth be told I never wear lipstick, but I made some for Queen Edna and It's amazing! on...
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jenne@...
jenneheise
Jul 9, 2008 2:48 pm
I recommend the information in Studies in Ancient Technology by R.B. Forbes, vol. 3. He gives all the methods of extracting both base oils and scented/flavored...
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Amy Provost
sparrowhawk1970
Jul 9, 2008 1:24 pm
Seems silly when you consider you can sell a water bong legally. It's what you do with your purchase after the fact that makes it a legal issue..... Ameline ...
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Rickard, Patty
pattyrickard
Jul 9, 2008 1:23 pm
Absolutely wonderful book! (and yes, Jadwiga's recommendation was why I bought it) Ceit From: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com...
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Foster, Laurie E. US...
laurie.foster@...
Jul 9, 2008 1:22 pm
Edric the Potter still makes them in Atlantia.... ... From: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rickard, Patty ...
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Rickard, Patty
pattyrickard
Jul 9, 2008 1:19 pm
On the US side - we had a potter who made alembics, but he stopped because of the possibility for use as a beverage alcohol still & the concomitant legal...
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Carowyn Silveroak
carowynsilve...
Jul 8, 2008 10:26 pm
I checked 2 of the references in _The Artifice of Beauty_ by Sally Pointer, and she talks about a famous Egyptian perfumery and a Greco-Roman one, fascinating...
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McIsaac & Capnerhurst
treasach_kelle
Jul 8, 2008 8:15 pm
Drat. Did I not include that? Sorry to tease you all... Here you go, drooling fans... http://stores.ebay.ca/Iberian-Coppers T. ... From: Foster, Laurie E....
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Foster, Laurie E. US...
laurie.foster@...
Jul 8, 2008 8:12 pm
From where???? Info please! ... From: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of McIsaac & Capnerhurst Sent: Tuesday,...
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McIsaac & Capnerhurst
treasach_kelle
Jul 8, 2008 8:09 pm
I'm ordering my own alembic from Portugal sometime in the near future to traditionally distil my own oils, floral waters, and perfumes. These suckers are...
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R B
catch_the_dr...
Jul 8, 2008 7:54 pm
Most oils would have been distilled or extracted by actually using a press to sqeeze them out according to Essence and Alchemy by Mandy Aftel. It's an...
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Eleanor K Cass
elkaseawoods
Jul 8, 2008 6:47 pm
Ooh, thanks. This looks like lots of fun. Useful, too. Myfanwy ... From: Kim <katraofdragonslair@...> To: SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
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Kim
katraofdrago...
Jul 4, 2008 3:42 pm
These have some great info in them. Enjoy! Kat http://www.backhomemagazine.com/ http://www9.mailordercentral.com/cumberlandgeneral/ ...
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Roz C.
freelilim
Jul 4, 2008 3:32 pm
I've got the first three disks of the archive. They're awesome! -Viviane...
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Kim
katraofdrago...
Jul 4, 2008 3:11 pm
Mother Earth News is now on CD's. They go back to 1970 www.motherearthnews.com Kat....
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Kim
katraofdrago...
Jul 4, 2008 3:07 pm
There are a couple of presses out there, what I have found though was the amount you have to press to get enough to use is very large. But it is some thing you...
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Robin Kennedy
woodchuck_alpha
Jul 2, 2008 4:16 pm
I have been following the massage oil thread with interest. Now I would like to know how to extract oil. What equipment is needed, what would have been used in...
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Amy Provost
sparrowhawk1970
Jul 1, 2008 7:29 pm
For 1/2 oz of carrier oil, I would only add 1 drop of ylang ylang. Personally, I like lavender in my massage oils. You could add more like 4 drops of that. ...
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Aelfwyn@...
aelfwynmarie
Jul 1, 2008 6:59 pm
Thanks, Urtatim, what I have here is: Now brand Jasmine Oil, 1 fluid oz., sticker on the bottle says $3.95, "for external use only, this oil is a combination...
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Lilinah
urtatim_alqu...
Jul 1, 2008 5:12 pm
Checking prices on the web, i found... Jasmine -- 1 fluid ounce of pure real jasmine, i.e., jasmine absolute, would cost in the vicinity of $150 US, or likely...
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Sydney Walker Freedman
freedmas1
Jul 1, 2008 11:54 am
Dod you say 1 oz jasmine? That may very well be a fragrance oil of the sort mentioned below rather than a true absolute (that volume of a true jasmine extract...
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herrin_raben@...
herrin_raben
Jul 1, 2008 11:47 am
Be cautious with scented "perfume" oils. My dad makes incense and uses a number of the available perfume oils. He's told me that most contain DPG, the same...
