Natural hand dyed fabric

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.

I’ve stalled a bit with the clock piece so I got this one out for inspiration. It’s the first piece of fabric I ever rusted. I picked up the lovely chunky washers in the car park at wor…

Repurposed fabrics in cotton and linen, hand dyed using flowers, roots and leaves.

This is a small part of my new 3D quilt. The appliqued free-motion leaves are made from organza, commercial and hand-dyed fabrics. Some l...

My stash of rusted, tea-dyed, and naturally colored fiber is dangerously low, so I’m going to create rust- and naturally-dyed fabrics!

How to Mordant Cotton Fabric with Aluminum Acetate for light and wash-fast colors in Eco Printing and Natural Dyeing

Learn how to naturally change the shade of your fabric with a tea-dye. It's easy, and anticipation over the results are part of the fun!

I love working with my hands. It's one of the ways I fold loving energy into the doings of my day, and it helps me connect with life in a more tangible, intimate way. It also calms me down, helps center my mind, and relieves stress, making me happier! This article has a lot more to say…

How to turn plants like lavender, nettles, goldenrod, and elderberries into natural dyes for fabrics like cotton, linen plus wool and silk. Use this starter guide to begin creating botanical dyes from your garden.