Natural dye textiles

A step-by-step tutorial for bundle dyeing with flowers and food waste.

Bundle dye in your kitchen . Bundle dyeing is a great way to experiment with natural dyeing, and perfect for the beginner dyer. This dyeing technique is quite easy and family friendly with adult supervision. Before getting into the technique, an overview of both fibers and dyes

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…

Introductory notes: The search for hidden colours, forms and textures is for me the lure of eco dyeing and eco printing, and a form of art. Eco dyeing and eco printing are essentially direct contac…

Slow dyeing means that natural dyeing an integrated part of my life: even on days when I’m too busy to do anything to advance my current projects, I know the dye pots are still there in the background, steeping, until I have time to work with them.

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