Natural Dyeing

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Natural Dyeing Tutorial. Learn how to use red cabbage to obtain beautiful purples, greens and blues with organic cotton yarn.

Six years ago I did two post on how to dye wool yarn with black beans. As I have moved into dyeing cotton fabric I thought I would write a little updated post. You can read here the part 1 and part…

Liz Spencer • Natural Dyes & Growing Color on Instagram: "🍁New Tutorial: EcoPrinting with Leaves, Tannin & Rust- A multi-optional Tutorial that will work with any leaf! 🍂This tutorial can be employed at ANY time of the year (🐿️ Especially if you do your good little squirrel work in the autumn & save/press leaves for the winter months), & you can also print with 🍃spring and summer leaves! And in fact many of these leaves I use in the tutorial are saved from throughout the year. 🌳I’ve…

Introductory notes: The search for hidden colours, forms and textures is for me the lure of eco dyeing and eco printing, and a form of art. Eco dyeing and eco printing are essentially direct contac…

(and what NOT to use)In this blog you will learn how to properly mordant cellulose fabrics, and how to use ingredients from your kitchen to dye them.The most eco-concious way to use kitchen materials is by collecting them and drying or freezing them until you are ready to use them. Use produce nets for drying (or it will start creating mold and fruit flies) or Ziploc bags for freezer storage. More about good 'kitchen dyers' below.What will you need?Dyeing in the kitchen requires a few basic…

NATURAL DYEING | REBECCA DESNOS on Instagram: "The many uses of rosemary 😍🌿👌 Have you tried either of these? 1️⃣ Dyeing with rosemary! 💚 Different varieties make different dye colours. Making dye is a lot like making a strong pot of herbal tea. 💚 Simmer your plants in water and allow the pot to stand for a few hours. 💚 Strain, then add your mordanted or pretreated fabric. 💚 Gently heat the pot of dye and stir regularly for an even colour. 💚 Rinse and dry. 2️⃣ Make rosemary hair…

It started with avocados. "Remember when people were dying fabric with the pits and skins, like, three or four years ago? I tried it and became so obsessed

1. Collect your avocado stones and rinse them thoroughly under the tap to wash off any green fleshy bits. I store my stones in the freezer as it keeps them nice and fresh, a fresher plant makes a more vibrant dye!