Black tea dye fabric

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a pair of shorts hanging from a clothes line on a white wall next to a string

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.

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a piece of cloth that has been stitched together

Black tea even stains polyester as these dye samples show! I’ve used polyester lace and chiffon – both fabrics were white before dyeing. For the dye solution, I’ve made a strong brew of black tea; and let the fabrics soak for some hours. Related posts:How To Dye Cotton Green With Red Hazelnut Leaves (No Mordant)How … Continue reading Black Tea Dye On Polyester Lace and Fabric →

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how to dye cotton with black beans and ironing tips on the clothes line, including an old tank top

A couple of years ago I’ve already published a tutorial on how to dye cotton fabric blue with black beans using DIY iron mordant and a cold dyeing process. This is now a different method to dye cotton gray blue with black beans. You don’t need to mordant the fabric before dyeing it with black … Continue reading How To Dye Cotton With Black Beans (No Mordant) →

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black tea dye on polyester lace and fabric - sew historically cover image

Black tea even stains polyester as these dye samples show! I’ve used polyester lace and chiffon – both fabrics were white before dyeing. For the dye solution, I’ve made a strong brew of black tea; and let the fabrics soak for some hours. Related posts:5 Ways How To Dye With Fresh Woad LeavesHow To Make … Continue reading Black Tea Dye On Polyester Lace and Fabric →

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Many people have been invested in doing DIY things over the past few years. The rise in popularity of this trend has made people see the many uses of things in their daily lives. This article will show you how to dye clothes black with coffee.

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a person sitting at a table with a cloth on it and spoons next to them

If you’re just dipping your toes into natural dyeing, tea is a great dye to try first. But years later, I still love dyeing with tea. This tutorial is a little bit special… wait until you see the patterns! Why do I love dyeing with tea so much? Almost all of us have some tea...

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