Have you ever wanted to try natural dyeing? It's as easy as raiding your pantry! Check out this step-by-step tutorial for how to dye yarn using black beans to get a gorgeous smokey blue color!

Learn the vibrant art of tie-dyeing with tissue paper! Follow our guide on "How to Tie Dye With Tissue Paper" for creative results.

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

Learn how to make natural botanical dyes from different flowers and create a simple marigold-dyed scarf.

Learn how to tie dye shoes using Sharpies and alcohol! It's an easy summer craft for kids, teens, or adults, and takes under an hour.

Did you know you can tie dye with ICE? This tie dye technique and pattern is so easy and produces a beautiful result similar to a galaxy effect!

Wouldn’t it be great if we could replace synthetic dyes with natural dyes?

If you want to learn how to dye yarn with natural dyes this tutorial for beginners is for you. This is the first post of a blog post series

Bleach Tie Dye Patterns for Reverse Tie

5 Kool- Aid dyeing techniques most people don't know - It's so easy to do! Have some extra Kool- Aid packets lying around? Check out these unconventional dyeing techniques to put them to good use!

How to make natural dyes from food. Turn your food scraps into all natural dye to color Fabrics, Paper, Frosting. Easy natural dye recipe

Have you tried avocado dyeing but were hoping for brighter pinks? Or maybe you’ve been meaning to try for a while but had a few questions before you started. This blog post is packed with tips that will help you. Before I jump into that, I just wanted to mention something that I think you’ll...

Today I want to share my experience on natural dyeing with amaranth with you. I grew the amaranth ‘Hopi red dye’ variety from seed for the...

Inspiring creativity with Latina style and sparkle - crafts, DIY, recipes, and storytelling by Kathy Cano-Murillo, The Crafty Chica!

In this easy guide to dyeing with natural indigo, we cover natural indigo vat types and best practices when dyeing with indigo.

I’ve been rocking the tie dye since about 7th grade so when I saw this picture on pinterest I knew I had to try it! When I went to see how to make this specific design, I saw most people did …

Polyester is a durable, synthetic fabric often used to make clothing, upholstery, and other household items. While polyester is known for being wrinkle-resistant and easy to care for, it can be

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.

Have you ever tried extracting colors from plants? There are hundreds of plants bearing beautiful dyes, growing all around us. Yes, some plants are traditionally recognized as basic dye sources, but if you open your eyes and look around, you will find an abundance of color in front of your door. I made a list of plants local to me, but I strongly encourage you to try plants that grow around where you live. And living in a city is no excuse here! I live in a big city myself - but even in Berlin, Germany I found enough plants to make a full spectrum of color.

Red cabbage dye is my favorite natural dye because you can dye cotton fabric blue even without using a mordant! 😀 Related: 9 FAQs About Dyeing Cotton Blue With Red Cabbage However, from time to time I’m trying different natural DIY mordants. Here I mordanted cotton fabric with 9 mordants before I dyed it with … Continue reading 9 DIY Mordants – Red Cabbage Dye Samples →

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Learn how to ice tie dye to create a unique watercolor dye effect. Follow along step by step with two ice dyeing techniques.

Have you ever had some article of clothing that is particularly dear to you but you are no longer to do so because it has become old and boring? On the other hand, that you have a scarf that feels heavenly but looks dowdy? Alternatively, if you have some bedclothes that have some life in them but it is too plain for your liking? Alternatively, have you really wanted to make a bit of clothing in any form with some sort of pattern that is unique and individualistic? Then you should try tie and dye work on fabrics, which is a great way to create colors and patterns on clothing as per your choice.

Learn how to tie dye a shirt with food coloring using this step-by-step tutorial. If you're interested in using more natural methods for tie dyeing, consider the vinegar and food coloring tie dye method. You can use items you already have at home, and you only need a few drops of food coloring to make your own tie dye! If you're interested in unique methods for dyeing clothing, this is a fantastic tutorial to explore. It's easy to achieve a variety of tie dye looks using simple ingredients already in your pantry! If you love what you're reading, please let us know by subscribing to our newsletter.

I share how to dye yarn with acid dyes and tips I learned that I wish I knew when I started. You can easily try this at home.

When we were brainstorming different ideas for my 8-year old daughter's birthday party, we quickly settled upon having a tie dye theme. In ...

Did you know you can tie dye with ICE? This tie dye technique and pattern is so easy and produces a beautiful result similar to a galaxy effect!

Having seen some brilliant shades of purple obtained from lichen on Jenny Dean‘s and other natural dying blogs, I’ve been keen to try it out for myself. Although they may seem common, they are slow…

I recently dyed yarn with avocados for the first time and I can’t believe I waited so long to try this out! I shared the entire experience and step-by-step tutorial on Instagram here and it continues with rounds 3 and 4 here! I absolutely fell in love with this process. It’s simple, easy, and so...

So it's Easter weekend, but eggs aren't the only thing we're dyeing at our house. (See where I'm going with this?) Ever since I started knitting, I've been dying (haha) to try something. Dyeing yarn with Kool-Aid. It's messy. It smells awesome. I instantly had flashbacks to summer days playing i

Did you know you can tie dye with ICE? This tie dye technique and pattern is so easy and produces a beautiful result similar to a galaxy effect!

In this blog post, I go over how to modify your naturally dyed colors to achieve a wider range of color when dyeing.

Lynda here again. One of the techniques I wanted try in Cheryl Rezendes' Fabric Surface Design book was using Dye-Na-Flow with folding techniques or shibori. She called the chapter Fold and Color. I've tried these techniques with Indigo dye, but never with Dye-Na-Flow. So here we go. I folded the fabric the following three ways: flag, accordian, and jelly roll. Below is the flag fold. After folding it and securing with rubber bands, I used pipettes to drop three different Dye-Na-Flow colors on the fabric. You can find directions for flag folding and the other folds on the web. Her book has illustrations for these and other folds. Once I was happy with the colors I let the pieces sit for 24 hours or until they were dry. Once dry, I opened them up and ironed them for three minutes on the back side of the fabric. And here are my results. Flag Fold Accordion Fold Jelly Roll Fold My favorite of the three was the jelly roll. Using Dye-Na-Flow was easy. This would be a fun project for kids using bandanas or tshirts. I must admit, my Indigo dye pieces were much more impressive. However, this was easy and fast. I will redo this project again with different colors. These came out a bit brighter than I would have liked them. Dye-Na-Flow is a great product to quickly add background color to fabric. I also love using it with sun printing. Be sure and stop back by in June when we'll spend the whole month blogging about different ways to sun print. Do you use Dye-Na-Flow? I'd love to hear your favorite ways to play with it.

How to Dye Wool Yarn With Coffee, Tea, and Turmeric: I recently came into possession of a white ball of wool yarn, and I thought to myself, "Huh, how boring!" So I decided I would try my own attempt at dying yarn. I've never dyed yarn before so I started to do a lot of internet research, and what I fo…

This super easy and totally cool ice tie dye DIY not only makes the coolest dyeing effect, but it requires the warm summer sun! Let's get to ice dyeing!

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I do NOT recommend using hair product to dye fabric, but you might be curious as to how it would turn out if you did. So let's try it!

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.

Do you want to learn how to make an easy and fun tie dye shirt? The Crumple Tie Dye Technique is the easiest tie dye method for beginners and produces awesome results! Are you new to tie dye? Do you want to make a fun, colorful shirt without any fancy folding techniques? I have tried...

Discover the art of henna hair dye in our beginner's guide. Learn how henna and hair dye work together for a natural, vibrant tint. Start your henna hair journey today!

Natural dyes are fun, and enjoyable, but finding out too late that your dye is not a colorfast natural dye is heartbreaking. This list of some of the top colorfast natural dyes can help you have an enjoyable and fun time with your natural dye adventures. Indigo, walnut, and madder are just a few of the colorfast dyes.