Vegetable dye fabric

(and what NOT to use)In this blog you will learn how to properly mordant cellulose fabrics, and how to use ingredients from your kitchen to dye them.The most eco-concious way to use kitchen materials is by collecting them and drying or freezing them until you are ready to use them. Use produce nets for drying (or it will start creating mold and fruit flies) or Ziploc bags for freezer storage. More about good 'kitchen dyers' below.What will you need?Dyeing in the kitchen requires a few basic…

Natural dyes, made from food scraps that would otherwise go composted or unused, suddenly inspire creative opportunities that reduce food waste.

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Jamie Young - Natural Dye Educator on Instagram: "✨Bundle dyeing✨ with Flowers & Food Waste 🌸🌿 👉🏼✨ Comment BUNDLE & I’ll send you a ✨free✨ bundle dyeing tutorial! 🦋 Bundle dyeing is an easy technique that yields beautiful results. ✨ If you’re new to natural dyeing, food waste dyes are a budget friendly, low pressure way to begin experimenting. It’s also the ideal natural dye project to do with kids! I worked with yellow onion skins, marigolds, & avocados for this project. 🧅🥑💕 Some…

liz spencer on Instagram: "Carrot leaves🥕 naturally printed on fabric 🥕 Not planning on adding all your carrot leaves to your salad? Well then you can press & print with them on fabric 🙌🏻 Years ago when I was first learning about natural dyes, I had the opportunity to volunteer at an event hosted at one of London’s lovely urban farms that merged food & natural color in the best kind of way: called a 🥣Dinner to Dye For🥣 I helped forage & collect wild carrot & elderberry and prepared…

Blueberry Fabric Dye using organic blueberries, water, salt and vinegar. I've been wanting to experiment with natural dyes. I read Jenny Dean's book Wild Color. It gives a great overview of the process and all the details to consider in natural dyeing. (With the left over blueberries, I made blueberry jam.) ;)

Make your own DIY natural holi powder from scratch with cornstarch and fruits & vegetables!

Ordinary garden vegetables and fruit can produce gloriously colored tie-dye with these simple steps from HGTV Gardens.

Brazilwood. The wonder of wood! this vibrant red with fuchsia undertones is created with shavings from the heartwood of Caesalpinia…

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See how we combine natural dyeing, indigo, marigold and avocado in this unique workshop that explores embroidery, running stitches and sashiko.

In Bhutan, the practice of natural dyeing is a tradition passed down through generations, just like the art of textiles that accompanies it. By using plants, barks, leaves and minerals, the natural dyeing process involves techniques like scouring, cooking, drying etc. The soft colours from the natural dye contribute to the textiles’ distinct identity. Despite the labor-intensive methods, the appeal of natural dyeing lies in its connection to tradition, environment and creativity. 📸 Kevin…

Natural dyeing with purple cabbage and yellow onion skins