Dyeing paper

Staining Paper with Tea and natural food dyes. Learn how to stain paper with tea and other foods such as coffee, fruits and vegetables.

Handmade flax paper with indigo dye, konn’yaku paste, and momigami kneaded effect intended to give the look and feel of fabric. Simple all-along stitch over indigo dyed tapes. All cover papers handmade and hand-dyed by the artist.

Hand-dyed paper is beautiful and unique. No two pieces are alike. You can always use colored paper for your projects, but dyed paper is much more beautiful. It has slight imperfections, lending it a certain charm. You can achieve just...

There are endless possibilities when it comes to dyeing paper. A few of our favorites include, stationary, gift tags, table cards and menu cards. Follow along to learn how!

Learn how to make beautiful tea and coffee dyed papers with leaf imprints.

Paper dyeing is not unlike dyeing textiles. Paper is, similar in its makeup to cellulose fibers, which are textiles made from plants like cotton and linen. Paper is made from trees, a plant.

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I've been looking at shibori (a Japanese form of dyeing fabric using indigo dye and done by tying knots twisting and wrapping the fabric) for ages and I finally had some free time to try it out. These are my first attempts and I love them! I just cut up scrap fabric that I had into squares to try out a few different techniques. You can honestly make anything, scarves, blankets, bibs, tshirts, wall art, cushions, sarongs, rugs, quilts; the list is as long as your imagination!