Natural dyeing techniques

Natural dyes offer a creative and eco-friendly way to color fabrics using plants and other natural materials. Learn the basics and get started with this beginner’s guide to sustainable dyeing.

How to make natural dye using food from your kitchen. Simple and easy to do with things like red cabbage, black beans, turmeric, and coffee.

Learn what natural mordants for dyeing are, including step-by-step instructions, and tips for achieving desired results in natural dyeing.

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…

Use leaves and foliage to print on fabric using iron mordant and basic eco printing cotton method, full detailed instructions with pictures

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Learn how to naturally change the shade of your fabric with a tea-dye. It's easy, and anticipation over the results are part of the fun!

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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.

Nature has such amazing colors and so many gorgeous layers and color combinations. Have you ever wondered if you could dye yarn with a particular herb or other plants nearby you? Growing up I loved to read and in several of my book adventures were people that had created dyes out of the everyday nat

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.

Discover the beauty of green tea dyeing! A natural, eco-friendly method for creating unique fabric tones. #NaturalDye #EcoCrafting #DIYFabric

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