Dyeing fabric with beets

Beetroot tie dye is easier than you think! Learn how to dye fabric with beets, both fresh and canned, yellow and red, with our tutorial!

Beet dye makes a gorgeous pink that's perfect for dip dyed dish towels. Get the step by step process of making a plant-based dye with beets.

Get step-by-step instructions for creating a colorful T-shirt with plant-based dyes at HGTV.com.

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Give your summer loves a fun, new upgrade! We’re taking food scraps and making an all-natural dye that you can use on your fave tees, joggers and more. Read on below to see how you can, too! WHAT YOU NEED White shirts, joggers or clothing of your choiceFood scraps (we used cabbage, beets, onion skins)Rubber […]

First let me say, this is NOT a tutorial. Merely an experiment that my professional cloth dyeing friends would cringe at. I read somewhere ...

Get hydrated with this earthy drink. Beet Kvass is a effervescent lactic acid fermented beverage the ginger making it even more effervescent. It can be consumed as a tonic drink, or used to make a vinaigrette dressing or use over cooked greens. Beet ginger kvass, like other lactic acid fermented drinks, is best consumed in relatively small amounts. It is considered a tonic drink, due to the many health benefits from nutrients, enzymes and beneficial organisms in it. Folk medicine values…

We all know beets are a rich beautiful red color, do the leaves give you any color? Watch this video and read the tutorial to see how I got my results.

Using natural dyes has always intrigued me. Back in the days before kids I used to make and sell my own soap, and I used natural dyes only for them. Dyeing fabric is something I have read up on but…

Though their own visible colour is a rather gorgeous purple, red onion skins are generally reported to give dull results when used for dyeing. None too thrilled by the dye results pictured out there on the internet, I've stuck to dyeing with the brown type of onion skins. However, having written an onion dye project for January in the Plant Dyes for All Seasons 2017 Calendar, I thought it was high time I checked the red skins out myself. With a mere 14g saved up in a paper bag, a small trial…

Arts & crafts specialist and owner of the craft studio Sunshine Craft Co. offers advice on how to dye fabrics naturally with a surprising ingredient—beets.

I have been wanting to experiment with natural dyes for a while now, and with all the great new fall colors that have been popping up on our website (and featured in our monochromatic trend) I decided that it was time. This is such a fun, environmentally friendly project that takes a little time, but […]

My flatmate Mari decided a while back to make pickled beets, and while they were merrily simmering away, I thought – Gosh, what a beautiful color! Beet juice is one of those substances that i…

My latest experiment was inspired by my groups new set of authenticity regs. I was browsing through and was caught by the section on recommended foods to have on the wic. Amongst foods like carrots…

Rebecca Desnos 🌿 Natural Dyeing on Instagram: "Think beetroot (beets) is great for dyeing? You might be surprised! ❌ Beetroot’s beautiful red hue is more of a temporary stain than a true dye. The red pigment in beetroot, called betalain, is quite unstable and fades quickly—even if you keep your fabric away from light. If you want long-lasting results, try these reliable kitchen dyes instead: ☕️ Tea 🍊 Pomegranate skins 🧅 Onion skins (yellow or red) These are rich in tannins and…

If your mulberry bush is producing more berries than you can eat why not try dyeing with them? This gorgeous purple color will look great on natural fabric.

NATURAL DYEING | REBECCA DESNOS on Instagram: "Beetroot isn’t a natural dye ❌ I know it can be surprising to hear this, but the colour is a temporary stain and not a dye. The red pigment in beetroot is betalain and it’s very unstable — it fades even if the dyed fabric is kept out of the light. Try these kitchen dyes instead: ☕️ tea 🍊 pomegranate skins 🧅 onion skins (yellow or red) These plants are all rich in tannins and are excellent kitchen dyes 😍 👉 Comment GUIDE and I’ll DM you…

People have been using beets to dye fabric for centuries. Get the Know How to make dye with beets for fabric, food and more.