I had the opportunity to cut the blooms from my neighbor’s iris patch, so once they finished blooming, I placed them on some PFD (prepared for dyeing) fabric, pounded them, squished them into the fabric, rolled them up and left them overnight. See the results below.
I really did not expect to get a lot of green from the stems, but they also helped create a lovely dyed piece. Love those iris!
Sue Lewis Art 