16 responses to “Acute How-To: All Natural Fabric Dyes”

  1. irene

    love this tutorial! i’m going to pin it to our “ombre craze” on pinterest. (http://pinterest.com/petitepomme/) i’m thinking of using beets since it easily stains my fingers when i’m peeling them and i love that color. thanks for sharing.

  2. janis - pinecone camp

    I absolutely love this post! I’m going to give this a whirl soon. I’ve got heaps of natural fabric that I was planning to make napkins out of….now I think I’ll dye them. Thanks.

  3. Shelley Novotny

    With Easter coming up we can use these natural dyes, to color our eggs too.

    Here is an informative article I found online that explains natural dye sources and processing. Granted we won’t have all of the natural elements that are included in the comprehensive list below, but in the summer during growing season we may look at our herbs, plants, and roots with renewed interest.

    http://www.pioneerthinking.com/crafts/crafts-basics/naturaldyes.html

    Good article, thank you.

    Shelley Novotny
    http://xeeme.com/ShelleyNovotny

  4. Shannon Santos

    So excited to try this! I have been trying to find inexpensive ways to dye some muslin for baby necessities, and this just may do the trick.

  5. Tasha Miller Griffith

    Interesting! Does your method produce wash-fast colors without heat setting the dye? You’re using salt as a mordant?

    I have tea dyed lots of items, my method is to simmer the fabric (after I have boiled the tea bags for about 15 minutes and then removed them) then let it all cool before rinsing the fabric. I love it for toning down the color of thrift store finds that are a little bright for my taste, the results are always interesting!

    You’re inspiring me to try some more natural colors!

  6. zefi

    Love this. So simple and such gorgeous natural colours. I’ll be trying this soon. Thanks.

  7. Mel McCarthy

    This is delightful. Love the idea of using raspberries.

  8. viper

    wow! these are great! although i kind of think it’s a bit waste to use the fruits for dyeing.

  9. Viktoria/Donauluft

    I will definitely try turmeric!
    great post!

  10. Glenda Ganis

    Thank you for your generosity in sharing. Wonderful post!

  11. Kate

    This is fantastic- thanks for the share! We have a bunch of lace tablecloths that I’ve been thinking need a bit of a colour-wash and now have an affordable and earth friendly plan to work with!

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  13. yaya

    thank you so much!

    this is very exciting :D and very inspiring in a user friendly way!
    would you be super kind to advice me on getting a colour i desire?
    i got this linen top and do not like the aquamarine blue it has at the moment, it seems a little plain & lack depth to me..
    if i would love a teal or dark blue green or even peacock green instead, how will you suggest i achieve that?

    any suggestions would be deeply appreciated :D

    xxxx

  14. Amber

    Does anyone know what to use to make the color a blush pink, dusty purple, or peach??? I want to dye some lace for my wedding, but I do not know what would leave them a more neutral/light color. Thanks!

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