Eucalyptus dye

Back to our yarn dyeing seminars and the next natural dye, i.e. eucalyptus! Unlike logwood, eucalyptus is a tree that -here in Greece- we are familiar with. On the other hand, just like logwood, the...

I collect both leaves and bark of eucalyptus for dyeing. It’s an introduced species where I live and tends to take over in forests so it’s an abundant source of yellows, browns and grays.

on my weekend away earlier this month, we had a lovely morning tea with em 's very crafty granny-in-law. we talked about quilting, paperma...

Natural Dyes with Eucalyptus Bark

6K views · 1K reactions | I was in Bathurst yesterday, and took the opportunity to gather an interesting array of eucalyptus leaves, mostly different to what I can gather locally. They all looked like they *might* contain orange dyes, but I wanted to make sure before I used them on any clothing. This video shows the process I use to test any new leaves. In the end, out of the 7 varieties I gathered 5 produced orange prints. I’m pretty pleased with that! 🧡🔥✨ Let me know if you have any…

Seeded eucalyptus gave me the most beautiful color. So did regular eucalyptus! But they were more different than I thought they'd be.

Before I played with wool I grew plants for a living, there were a lot of hardy exotics in my life and I still occasionally spend the odd morning at the nursery talking about plant production and happened to notice …

LOUISE UPSHALL | ECO-PRINTS & NATURAL DYE | I’ve been dyeing with eucalyptus leaves for years, and I am still amazed each time I unwrap a bundle and see the results ✨✨ Firstly because... | Instagram

Orange. Beautiful, deep, rusty orange. That was what made me want to dye with eucalyptus. I love orange. Did you know that there are over 700 species of eucalyptus? And none of them are native …

Eucalyptus | Natural Dye: Experiments and Results

Thanks to the discovery of the Eucalyptus eco-print by India Flint, many textile enthusiasts around the world have fallen in love with the wonderful prints achieved from the leaves of these trees.…

Last year I visited Westonbirt Arboreteum and I collected lots of eucalyptus bark. Finally I have found the time to have a play and dye with it. I have looked for guidance on dyeing with this bark but couldn’t find […]

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A Cold Weather Capsule

Dyeing with rusty things is such a satisfying part of natural and botanical dye, and a great way to extend the possibilities in your dye pot. I use it in a few different ways, and I wanted to share some of my outcomes with you, as well as share how to make rust water or how to do iron after dye.

Liz Spencer • Natural Dyes & Growing Color on Instagram: "Eucalyptus Ecoprints in every color 🌿❣️🔔 No matter the fabric or type of eucalyptus you have available (did you know there are over 700 species?!) you can learn to make dye, paint & spectacular eco prints in my new ••EUCALYPTUS TUTORIAL •• now in ✨A Year in Natural Dyes✨ Learn to make one of nature’s most rare & prized colors: Red ❣️❣️ This new tutorial lists dozens of varieties of eucalyptus that give red colors including some…