Making natural dyes

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.

Explore the art of creating natural pigments at home with basic dyes. Learn how to transform everyday ingredients into vibrant colors for your projects.

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.

In this blog post I’ll show you how to dye a scarf with mahonia berries (also known as Oregon grape) with a simple tie dye stripe pattern. These are my local berries – in the early summer, the bushes are laden with hundreds of strands of these little purple jewels. Maybe you have other local...

Naturally dyed linen 🌿🍅🌼 Colours from nature always look beautiful together ✨ I’ve had such a lovely time dyeing these linen table… | Instagram

Non-toxic art supplies are just a step into your backyard. Natural materials like leaves, berries, and bark are transformed into rich pigmented colors that are gentle. #marthastewart #diydecor #diyprojects #diyideas #handmadegiftideas

Learn what to use to naturally dye fibers, fabrics and yarns with this list of natural dye yielding plants. Flowers, leaves, barks, roots, bugs and kitchen scraps that make beautiful colors. Dye material options, tutorials and information to get started with your natural dyeing adventures.

Learn how to make natural plant-based watercolor paint for children. Step-by-step process and fun activity for the whole family.

Blog - nuances de bonheur - photo par Celine Lescure Autumn's Studio #fabriccraftsdiedye

Rebecca Desnos 🌿 Natural Dyeing | ✍️ Comment the word “GUIDE” and I’ll send you my free guide on foraged dyes 🍃 Did you know you can make beautiful natural dyes with things... | Instagram

I’ve been making an exciting foray into the world of natural paints and inks. It’s not so different from natural dyeing really. You can use the same dye plants but just create a really strong dye b…

When I was a little girl, I was really obsessed with wilderness survival. Not exactly a tomboy, but I would climb trees, build forts, and get really dirty collecting rocks/plants/acorns in sunflower dresses and my mothers lipstick. Actually, thanks to the 90s trend revival that is almost exactly how I am today. So really, little has changed.

As you might be aware from reading my blogs, crafting is one of my other hobbies and when crafting and history meet, I’m even happier! This week (May 8th & 9th 2018), I attended a 2 day…

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

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 […]

Read all of the posts by Emma Kylmälä on Emma Kylmälä is a natural dyer living in London. She specializes in growing dye plants in her small garden and foraging in an urban setting. Her goal is to encourage everyone to create colour from plants no matter where they live. Find her on instagram @emmakylmala

Acorn Dye — Acre

In this detailed tutorial, I will show you how to dye cotton or linen with dandelions! Create a vibrant yellow with foraged plants.

silk scarves dyed with my homegrown cosmos, coreopsis, and Japanese indigo