Rust dyeing

In readiness for the next Wanderlust lesson tomorrow, we have been asked to prepare some rust dyed papers.  I have seen this done by others, but have never tried it myself, so it gave me the opportunity to try it.  I used some book pages and other paper scraps, some with gesso, some not.  I sprayed the various metal bits and pieces with white vinegar, covered them and left them, making sure to check them after a few hours.  If they looked dry, I gave them another spray.

The next morning, the papers were dry, so I took the metal bits off and was pleased with the results.

I have some interesting patterns left by the rust and it worked on both the gesso and non-gesso pages.  Now to find out what we are going to do with them...