Organic dyes

Natural dyeing is an ancient tradition & techniques behind this art hardly vary globally. Read the article to know more about natural dyeing than most people.

Natural Dyeing Tutorial. Learn how to use red cabbage to obtain beautiful purples, greens and blues with organic cotton yarn.

Nature provides a rainbow of colors that you can use to dye fabrics naturally to avoid harmful chemicals. Learn how to use natural dyes.

Making your own natural dyes can be easily done at home, with all the ingredients readily available from the local landscape or even your own garden. Seasalt co-founder and print designer Sophie Chadwick shared her top tips for natural dyeing with us.

This is the question I get the most often: How can I make botanical colors last using natural methods?First of all, we have to define natural. Then, let’s define mordants. I will talk about metal salts, like alum, iron, etc., as well as binders, e.g. soy milk. I am also listing alternative processes, like indigo dyeing, tannins treatment and acid dyeing.To illustrate how different mordants influence color, I dyed a few swatches pre-treated with different natural substances. I used onion…

In dyeing projects, understanding how to use powdered dye and liquid dye makes all the difference. #crafts #diyideas #easycrafts #marthastewart #hobby #tutorials

I fell in love with the magic of indigo a few years ago. My first vat was a total unguided experiment that somehow miraculously worked out. I made it with fallen pears from my Grandpa's orchard and I treasure and wear all the weird pieces that came out of it. Every year since I have made a organic pear vat at the end of the season. Using waste fruit to make magic shades of blue tickles my heart every time. You can use anything from the waste from jam production to the forgotten bananas at…

When your spinach isn't as fresh as it used to be, use it to make homemade dye instead of tossing it out.

We are in the middle of a pretty intense heat wave over here in the Midwest, and boy is ever it hot hot hot. The humidity level reached the point of unbearable since this past week and that means our outdoor adventuring has sort of come to a halt until things cool off a bit. That being…

In her new Book of Earth, published by Abrams, Heidi Gustafson takes us on a journey through rare pigments and their landscapes.