Natural dyeing

I made this little wet felted and stitched pot to be dyed.  I decided to collect some nettles to dye it.  I thought this would be difficult but in fact armed with my gardening gloves it was really easy.  I just went to a local small wood and there they were waiting to be harvested .   I chopped them up with a knife also wearing my gardening gloves and left them to steep.  At this point I did wonder , how small should they be chopped.  The scientist in me said as small as possible, the practical  person in me said that is just not possible using a knife with gardening gloves and I thought I should not use my hand blender on nettles.So I steeped and boiled my nettles  and then with  mordant included added my little vessel.  More simmering and standing overnight resulted in this. I was  disappointed.  Was this the…