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Dye from walnut husks?

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mullet:
I've crushed the old hulls and brought them to a roaring boil. Strained through a cheese cloth and put in Mason jars. I did this a year ago and they do not stink. If you look for the tread on Primitive skills you can see my Brain Tanned pants I just dyed with it.

I will say the first time I tried making it and just let them soak in a bucket of water. It got dark and I bottled it up 2 weeks later it stunk like crap.

nclonghunter:
As said, boil it to get it to a thickness and condensed state for staining. Some have added Sumac bark and leaves to the dye which is suppose to be a mordant and cause walnut to be darker. I would think once you get it to the thickness you want,  then strain it and clean it removing all the plant matter that remains. Add some Vodka to the mix when you put into jars. All the folks that make tinctures from plants add vodka to preserve it so I would believe adding half to the mix and drinking the other half would make the entire process a little more fun.

TacticalFate:
I distilled my leftover dye, filtered it through a cloth and boiled all the water off in my firepit. Ended up with nice walnut dye flakes. Just be careful when the water gets really low, best at that point to just let it dry in the sun.

Pappy:
I do it like Eddie did, got some I have had for 2 years , no problem.
 Pappy

---GUTSHOT--->:
Denatured alcohol with walnuts that are laying on the ground with the husk still on (whole) and put it in a paint can with lid get good results with some shaking once a day, straining it after a week or so.

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