Coffee dye fabric

What you need: about a half metre (a little more than half a yard) Linen Fabric (or try any white or light coloured 100% cotton fabric) Turmeric Coffee White Vinegar Large Pot (I used 2 cups vinegar, 8 cups water) This process preps the fabric so the dye will adhere to the fibres. Machine wash in cold water and dry before sewing!

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.

For the past two weekends, I’ve been experimenting with dyeing with used coffee grounds. I first read the idea in the Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes book, and since did a bit of research onli…

Learn how to naturally dye fabric or clothing shades of tan and brown using coffee. This step-by-step tutorial shows you how.

The coffee-based dye is a potential alternative to the two million tons of chemicals and synthetic dyes used annually in the textile industry.

Tea and coffee make effective dyes for many surfaces and materials. Learn some tricks for using them in crafting.

Dye samples from the natural dye workshop I taught a couple weeks ago. On the left: Coffee beans on wool yarn, linen, silk, and wool fabric. On the right: Onion skins on wool yarn, linen, silk, and wool fabric. Undertones of yellow and green versus oranges and pink. Made by Katrina.

Use your cup of joe to naturally dye any piece of fabricA simple way you can get started with dyeing fabric at home is by using an ingredient you likely already have - coffee. You can dye fabric using coffee with a few simple tools and...