Eco dyeing

Find out which are the best plants for eco printing. FREE printable list of 30 leaves and flowers for eco printing.

Mordants and Assists available at The Yarn Tree Today I’d like to talk about mordants.The word mordant comes from the French word “mordre” – to bite. The mordant combines with a natural dye and fixes the color to the material. Mordants make the color richer, lightfast and wash-fast.

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…

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

2017 Topic 16: Rustification Hello everyone, it's Leandra here with you tonight, before we launch into the new topic, which I sense you are all going to LOVE! Let's see who won the last challenge for the Pearlescent topic! The winner is: Craftyfield from Crafty Endeavours She got on a bit of a roll with challenge entries over the last 2 weeks, and even snuck an entry in at the 11th hour of the challenge deadline! The random number fell on her black and white entry, but all of them were quite…

In dyeing projects, understanding how to use powdered dye and liquid dye makes all the difference. #crafts #diyideas #easycrafts #marthastewart #hobby #tutorials

Autumn bears beautiful gifts for those looking for seasonal colors. Today, I'm sharing a natural dyeing tutorial. To dye linen pants I collected oak leaves. Alternatives for making grey are oak galls, alder cones, acorns, or black tea. These dyes contain high concentrations of tannins, which can be modified with iron.

Eco Printing or Eco Dyeing on Fabric. How to make Eco Prints with leaves on silk chiffon and cotton fabric with an iron modifier.

DIY of Predyeing with madder root and print with botanicals to produce such unexpected beautiful results. Using leaves with high tannins give great results