Natural dyeing

NATURAL DYEING - SIMPLE STEPS TO GET STARTED 🌿 By Supra Artistry Studio 🎨 Wanna turn fabric into magic… naturally? Here's how! 1️⃣ Wash the Fabric (Scouring) 🫧 Clean it well to remove dirt & oils. 2️⃣ Mordanting (Optional but Important!) 🧪 Soak fabric in natural fixers like Alum or Myrobolan – helps colors stick better & last longer! 3️⃣ Prepare Your Dye Bath 🍂 Boil natural materials like turmeric, hibiscus, manjistha, onion peel, etc. Strain & cool the dye bath. 4️⃣ Dye the Fabric 🌀...

Natural dyes that don't need mordant. Discover the reason why you can avoid the use of a mordant while using these 5 natural dyes.

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There are so many wonderful dye plants to forage in fall. Check out this list to keep your dye pot supplied well after the end of summer.

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.

There are so many wonderful dye plants to forage in fall. Check out this list to keep your dye pot supplied well after the end of summer.

Autumn bears beautiful gifts for those looking for seasonal colors. Today, I'm sharing a natural dyeing tutorial. To dye linen pants I collected oak leaves. Alternatives for making grey are oak galls, alder cones, acorns, or black tea. These dyes contain high concentrations of tannins, which can be modified with iron.

Rebecca Desnos 🌿 Natural Dyeing on Instagram: "✍️ Comment the word “GUIDE” and I’ll send you a link to download my free guide on foraged dyes 🍂🌿💌 Rosemary is such a beautiful herbal natural dye. You’ll get different colours from different varieties. The purple colour sadly doesn’t last with exposure to sunlight, but it does last for a while. It’s still worth trying rosemary in your dye pot, just to experience this beautiful colour. Other scented herbs work well for natural dyeing too. Some...

Some plants or dye materials contain tannins in high concentrations. In these cases, tannins can act as natural mordants ...

natural inks & abstract art

A short tutorial on how to identify pigment rocks. This is how I decide which ones to use for making my handmade watercolor paints.

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.

This is the second part of my roundup of all the different natural dyes I have been experimenting on during the past year. The first part was about collecting yourself from the nature, but not ever…

160+ plants for botanical dyes and pigments in our Dyer's Garden Idea and Plan spreadsheet!