Tea dyeing

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!

Learn how to dye fabric with tea to make a lovely patina for an aged look to fabric. We've got the tips and tricks on how to tea stain fabric.

Tea is rich with tannin (good for gripping onto fabric), is inexpensive, and attaches well to cotton and linen. It typically gives you a light brown color if you don’t use any color modifiers. You can use an iron modifier on the fabric after you dye it with the tea, which will shift your colors to grey, and increase our fabric’s color- and lightfastness. At the iron sulfate stage, you will be able to experiment with different dipping and folding techniques to create patterns on your fabric.

Keep things au naturale with this easy tutorial.

Keep things au naturale with this easy tutorial.

Natural dye experiments, 100% walnut bark with an afterbath of 2% iron.

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Dyeing with tea is easy, inexpensive, and gives your textiles a rich earthy color. Tea is rich in tannins which bonds well with natural fibers, which means that it doesn’t require a mordant (a substance used to bind the dye to the fabric). It is a great choice for those who are new to dyeing.