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1. 
   SteveSchoene | Sep 24, 2007 02:41am | #1

   I suppose it could dye wood, but it is almost certain to be very fugitive in light (and turn brown fairly quickly.)   

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   saschafer | Sep 24, 2007 04:05am | #2

   Pokeweed juice is water-soluble, so that might be a problem. It's also rather poisonous....

   Try fresh beets instead. ;)

   -Steve

    

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   Disputantum | Sep 24, 2007 05:58am | #3

   I found this Material: Pokeberry and this Cyanidin, so it looks it wouldn't be very good for wood although it seems all right for cloth and paper. Other things were here Druid Sustainability and here Folk Pigments

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   RavenW | Nov 04, 2014 03:27am | #4

   hello. i was searching google on the topic of staining wood with pokeberry to see if anyone else is doing this because I have.

   I have been making my own wood stains with organic materials and I thought I would try pokeberry.

   I used 1part pokeberry juice to 1 part wild purple grape juice and add a little vinegar.

   I stained some wood with this dye and then sealed the wood with beeswax and the color is still good and its been about two months. I just wouldn't use it on wood that will be in constant direct sunlight like decking or something similar because the color would probably fade and turn brown.

   also u can make stain from steal wool and vinegar, black walnut husk, and all sorts of organics.

   Here is a site I found on making dyes from organics for wool but I'm sure you could use them for wood.

   http://pioneerthinking.com/crafts/natural-dyes

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   RavenW | Nov 04, 2014 03:28am | #5

   yes.

   hello. i was searching google on the topic of staining wood with pokeberry to see if anyone else is doing this because I have.

   I have been making my own wood stains with organic materials and I thought I would try pokeberry.

   I used 1part pokeberry juice to 1 part wild purple grape juice and add a little vinegar.

   I stained some wood with this dye and then sealed the wood with beeswax and the color is still good and its been about two months. I just wouldn't use it on wood that will be in constant direct sunlight like decking or something similar because the color would probably fade and turn brown.

   also u can make stain from steal wool and vinegar, black walnut husk, and all sorts of organics.

   Here is a site I found on making dyes from organics for wool but I'm sure you could use them for wood.

   http://pioneerthinking.com/crafts/natural-dyes

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   RickJefferson | Nov 05, 2014 10:41pm | #6

   Try it first on scrap and test how long the dye is going to last. The stain can wear off fast and tends to be poisonous so I guess you should let this one pass. Especially if there are children in your household.