Black bean dye fabric

I finally finished an actual dye! I'm super happy with how it turned out, and plan on doing some cabbage dyeing after work today, w...

Hello and happy Friday! I have been experimenting with natural dyes (plant-derived dyes) for a while and a few days ago my friend brought some dry black beans home for dinner- immediately I knew I wanted to try to dye some cotton fabric with the bean water, I mean what a good way to get some dye

Black Bean

I promised some black bean dyeing quite a while ago, and do not think I have forgotten! But before you do any dyeing, you have to mordant – and the mordant used for black beans is common enou…

variations of natural textile dyeing . . . • black beans • black beans + iron • black beans + vinegar • red cabbage • red cabbage + iron •…

Here are some dye samples I’ve made using black beans. For column A, I soaked the beans 24 hours. It produced a light purple on silk, and light purple-blue on cotton. The colors aren’t lightfast. For column B, I soaked the beans for 48 hours. It produced a light sage on silk, and light grey-blue … Continue reading Black Bean Dye Samples – Purple, Grey Green, And Blue →

Instant Pot black beans

Natural dyeing experiments always seem to surprise, sometimes they're underwhelming and sometimes they're fantastic. This week's experiment falls in the latter category. I love it when that happens. After noticing a proliferation of common tansy on our roadsides I did a little research to see what uses this plant might have. I read that a bright yellow dye can be coaxed from it so I plucked an armful of this lovely and aromatic weed to put in the dye pot. After simmering the plant, stem and…

So I am still filling in the wing span. I should be done with the darker/ blue side later today. Yes, it takes a long time to hand stitch all these pieces to the surface. But I have stopped focusing...

Natural Dyeing with Black Beans - Part of my Natural Dyeing Series. Step by step tutorial shows you how to dye yarn or wool with black beans.

Today I made more dye experiments with red cabbage. This time I made a dye bath with red cabbage and baking soda. I diluted leftover homemade blue food coloring (made with red cabbage and baking soda) with water. The food coloring turned the water dark blue, almost black. I put pre-washed white cotton fabric scraps … Continue reading Red Cabbage + Baking Soda – Dye Samples →

This was my first year growing and dyeing with Hopi black dye sunflower. For years I lusted after the photos of other dyers when Hopi sunflo

Just black beans on linen gauze. wrapped between two layers of cloth on a tin can. Copper pot with an old sludge of onion skins and oak twigs. I was thinking if I had less soaking water and more beans...

Just black beans on linen gauze. wrapped between two layers of cloth on a tin can. Copper pot with an old sludge of onion skins and oak twigs. I was thinking if I had less soaking water and more beans...

Black beans suddenly got much more interesting

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.

Ella - DIY Wardrobe on Instagram: "Food waste = fabric dye 🧅🥑💗 I love natural dye projects. These are three favorite garments from my dye experiments last year. Best of all: I got to eat every bit of the foods, and the dyes are all made from what would have been waste! Check out my story highlights for the processes of each of these :) I’m still saving avocado skins/pits in my freezer for another dye pot this summer. Full disclosure, looking back that the black bean dye has faded the most…