Wouldn’t it be great if we could replace synthetic dyes with natural dyes?
If you’re starting to use natural dyes for your fabrics, you need to learn about mordants for natural dyes. Here's using mordants 101.
A comment on one of my hubs, that on the negative effects of the petroleum and of the petrochemical industry, has led me to write this article, to demonstrate that man could easily survive and have all that he wishes for, even without polluting the...
Hey creative mamas! Have you ever thought that it was possible to get your kids right into nature through a fun crafty activity? Eco print with natural dyes will do just that. It's totally safe,
Learn what natural mordants for dyeing are, including step-by-step instructions, and tips for achieving desired results in natural dyeing.
Natural dyes that don't need mordant. Discover the reason why you can avoid the use of a mordant while using these 5 natural dyes.
Hey creative mamas! Have you ever thought that it was possible to get your kids right into nature through a fun crafty activity? Eco print with natural dyes will do just that. It's totally safe,
Nature provides a rainbow of colors that you can use to dye fabrics naturally to avoid harmful chemicals. Learn how to use natural dyes.
Explore a comprehensive list of plants that yield vibrant natural dyes, from avocado pits to turmeric. Perfect for natural dyers seeking to experiment with colors from the garden, kitchen, and beyond.
DIY Natural dyeing. How to dye fabric with tea. Step by step tutorial for beginners will teach you how to dye fabric and wool using tea.
You can grow natural dyes for wool in your back yard garden. As farm folks at heart, it's natural for us to prefer do it yourself projects.
Mordants used in natural dyeing. Defining mordant such as Allum, Copper, Tin, Iron and Chrome. Protein and cellulose fibers
Home Made Ink From Nature: Perfect Purples: Perhaps you value knowing a little about the provenance of your food, consumer goods, etc. - if so, have you ever pondered over the origin of the colouring of your clothes, or perhaps how paints are made for creating art? I first got into making dy…
Learn how you can make natural dyes from fruits and vegetables. The complete stey by step guide to make natural dyes and dyeing fabrics.
Many people say that they never use natural dyes since they are fugitive and don’t last. Well, it depends entirely on what natural dyes you are using. Some natural dye plants advocated by people for beginning natural dyers are highly fugitive. Some fade rapidly without any sunlight, well others fade slowly over time. If you ... Read More about Fugitive Natural Dyes: Top Five Plants to Never Use for Natural Dyes
Beautiful, vibrant colors can be achieved in the process of natural dyeing with plants found on your homestead on in your backyard!
I’ve been making an exciting foray into the world of natural paints and inks. It’s not so different from natural dyeing really. You can use the same dye plants but just create a really strong dye b…
Learn how to add natural color to revamp your old sneakers. This tutorial offers an easy introduction on ice dyeing with plant dyes. It's fun and fascinating and the result is a beautiful splash of natural color on your feet!
Learn how to make natural and organic black dye with acorns by using iron water as a modifier. Step by step tutorial. Easy to follow instructions.
Beginners Guide to Solar Dyeing. Step by step tutorial and video, it will teach you how to dye fabric scraps naturally using solar power.
The ultimate list of natural dyes will help you choose which dyes are best when naturally dyeing fabric and yarn. FREE Natural dyeing guide.
how to make ink with tea using 2 ingredients in your kitchen
Learn how to use Avocado Dye to create pretty natural dyed pink hearts! Such a fun technique and a free Printable is included.
Beautiful, vibrant colors can be achieved in the process of natural dyeing with plants found on your homestead on in your backyard!
One of the students from my last dye class, Debbie Harpe, has agreed to write this post about her experience... "Being a highly visual person, I enjoy experiences in life that heighten my awareness of the beauty found in the world around us. Last weekend I took Kate Smith's dye workshop on dyeing wool and silk, and it was indeed one of those experiences, Using the roots and flowers of plants, insects, and extracts we created dyes: indigo (blue), madder (red), cochineal (pink to scarlet), cutch (brown) , osage, yarrow and more (yellows), alkanet (purple), Saxon's blue, Saxon's green, bottle green silk and more. When the indigo dye is ready to be added to the vat (photo above) , it has a mesmerizing purple and copper colored scum swiming on the surface. Lowering the skein into the vat.....you can see it turning green. Upon emerging from the vat, it is a yellow green color. The air hits the wet skein and it oxidizes and turns blue almost instantly. First dip skeins airing. Although I found the indigo process the most fascinating, the other colors we created over the course of the two days were just as beautiful. Here is vibrant bottle green silk. Yarrow flowers ready for the dye pot. Muted purple from the roots of the alkanet plant...shown next to the plant. Beautiful Saxon's Blue pulled dripping from the vat... ....and cheerful yellows which were overdyed with indigo to creat vibrant spring greens! Kate and Debbie ....at the end of two days hard but satisfying work!
A considerate bird planted a privet bush against my fence a few years ago. This simple act created a food resource for themselves, and all their friends, who binged during many raucous bird parties…
Explore a comprehensive list of plants that yield vibrant natural dyes, from avocado pits to turmeric. Perfect for natural dyers seeking to experiment with colors from the garden, kitchen, and beyond.
Natural Dye - Blackberries - on Wool Yarn: The world of Natural dyes is infinite, and it starts in your own backyard! Blackberries are quite nice and lightfast, and also very abondant in some parts of Canada. They are also quite surprising as the color keeps evolving during the dye process.…
It’s no secret that clothing can be dyed by hand; at one point or another, we’ve all put on the rubber gloves and made a super sick tie-dye t-shirt in a neon rainbow swirl from a synthetic RIT dye kit. But what no one tells you is that you can get incredibly rich colors from the flowers, leaves, and food grown in your own backyard! And that is exactly how all clothing was pigmented over 5,000 years ago. Here are 5 facts about natural dye that might surprise you!
Blueberry Fabric Dye using organic blueberries, water, salt and vinegar. I've been wanting to experiment with natural dyes. I read Jenny Dean's book Wild Color. It gives a great overview of the process and all the details to consider in natural dyeing. (With the left over blueberries, I made blueberry jam.) ;)
In this blog post I’ll show you how to dye paper with homemade plant dyes. The pink dye is made from avocado skins and the yellow is from pomegranate skins. With just a few tweaks to my usual fabric dyeing method, we can easily dye paper. Can you see the patterns on the pink paper?...
Sustainable Dye Supplies, Color Rooted in Nature
How to EcoPrint on Paper: How to EcoPrint on Paper a FiberArtsy.com tutorial Learn how to print beautiful papers using leaves and flowers with this step by step Eco Printing Tutorial Last year, I started my venture into eco printing with leaves, stems and flowers gathered…
Dyeing with coreopsis is like making sunshine. I haven’t even pulled the fabric from the dye pot, and I’m already in love. I’ll be honest and say I’ve been on the lookout for coreopsis flowers around me for a long time. When I saw some pots of colour at the little local nursery, I had to bring some
We have been experimenting with making dye from lichen with excellent results. Click through for our step by step instructions.
Use items in nature to create beautiful nature resist art and t-shirts. This is a wonderful project for people of all ages.
A life of art, land, and nature in the Wild Ozark mountains of northwest Arkansas. Roxann Riedel, realtor with Montgomery Whiteley Realty, and Madison Woods, artist and author. One person, two names: Mad Rox.
