NATURAL DYES

How to use cochineal dye to naturally dye fabric and yarn. Easy to follow step by step tutorial. Free Natural dyeing guide.

Difficulty: Easy Bundle dyeing silk with flower blossoms is a fun and easy way to explore natural dyeing without a ton of experience or materials. You can finish this easy plant dye project in less than an hour and make a silk scarf for yourself or give it as a gift. This botanical dye DIY project is safe enough to do with kids, as long as they have adult supervision. Tools • Pot • Tongs • Steamer basket • Stove top Supplies • 100% Silk or silk scarf • Alum (get it in the spice...

Natural Fiber Results with Cochineal Cochineal are an amazingly fun dye to use because of their power-punch of color! They don't play shy...at all...and have been known to just keep giving, even in very small quantities. Cochineal graciously gives vibrant, bold pink, magenta & purple color to protein (animal-based)...

Rust Dyeing: Rusty metal is a really interesting material to dye with. It produces a warm orange and brown color and you can make patterns with it. Take a look how I dyed fabric with rusty sheets!

Sonia of the blog Naturally Dyeing, shares the results of an experiment using rosemary to make a natural dye. The results are shades of pretty yellows.

Eco printing and natural dyeing with marigold flowers from the garden.

Dyeing with hibiscus flowers by Claire Passmore - CLAIRE PASSMORE blog archive

Onion skin dye on cotton. Using alum as mordant. And an ombré dip dye at the top. Natural dye by Katrina Rodabaugh. www.katrinarodabaugh.com