Natural dyed fabric

I had high hopes for this, and I'm sure that one day, it will make a great addition to my quilt. First, I need to figure out a way of removing those dratted nails from the fabric without ripping it, or shredding my fingers in the process! Elizabeth, x.

Tea is rich with tannin (good for gripping onto fabric), is inexpensive, and attaches well to cotton and linen. It typically gives you a light brown color if you don’t use any color modifiers. You can use an iron modifier on the fabric after you dye it with the tea, which will shift your colors to grey, and increase our fabric’s color- and lightfastness. At the iron sulfate stage, you will be able to experiment with different dipping and folding techniques to create patterns on your fabric.

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Bundle dyeing is one of the easiest dyeing techniques. It produces a unique pattern every time, as it all depends on the arrangement of the dyestuff. This tutorial doesn’t cover mordanting - fixing the color. If you are working with materials you have at home, you can skip this step, though colors will be less vibrant and less durable. Don’t let it stop you from experimenting, though!

Second in the series of natural dyes: yellow from turmeric!

Want to learn how to make natural dyes at home (with items you likely already have?) This guide has everything you need to get started!