If you need flowers to be a certain color, but you can't find that color anywhere, what do you do? Dye them!

Learn how to mordant silk with confidence with this easy tutorial. Preserve the shine of your silk fabric and yarn, with brilliant natural dye colors.

Bundle dyeing is one of the easiest dyeing techniques. It produces a unique pattern every time, as it all depends on the arrangement of the dyestuff. This tutorial doesn’t cover mordanting - fixing the color. If you are working with materials you have at home, you can skip this step, though colors will be less vibrant and less durable. Don’t let it stop you from experimenting, though!

Natural dye technique - How to dye fabric using only dried flowers petals and natural ingredients

Bundle dyeing is one of the easiest dyeing techniques. It produces a unique pattern every time, as it all depends on the arrangement of the dyestuff. This tutorial doesn’t cover mordanting - fixing the color. If you are working with materials you have at home, you can skip this step, though colors will be less vibrant and less durable. Don’t let it stop you from experimenting, though!

Natural dye technique - How to dye fabric using only dried flowers petals and natural ingredients

How to dye silk using natural dyes. A variety of ways in which you can dye different types of silk fabrics and threads.

A few months back I put out a survey about these DIY projects I share, asking all my fabulous readers for their feedback and I promised that one lucky entrant would win a ...

Le Tataki Zomé, une technique d'impression de fleurs et de plantes venue du Japon. Découvrez comment personnaliser textiles et papeterie naturellement et facilement vous même. Tuto, matériel, exemples... Tout ce que vous devez savoir sur ce loisir créatif se trouve dans cet article.

Bundle dyeing is one of the easiest dyeing techniques. It produces a unique pattern every time, as it all depends on the arrangement of the dyestuff. This tutorial doesn’t cover mordanting - fixing the color. If you are working with materials you have at home, you can skip this step, though colors will be less vibrant and less durable. Don’t let it stop you from experimenting, though!

Bundle dyeing is one of the easiest dyeing techniques. It produces a unique pattern every time, as it all depends on the arrangement of the dyestuff. This tutorial doesn’t cover mordanting - fixing the color. If you are working with materials you have at home, you can skip this step, though colors will be less vibrant and less durable. Don’t let it stop you from experimenting, though!

Discover which are the best mordants for eco printing on fabric. Free list of leaves and flowers to use in combination with mordants.

Experimenting with making natural dyes. These silk fabrics are dyed using a dye bad made of dried hibiscus flowers. check my blog for more info: esthervaneden.blogspot.com

Natural dye technique - How to dye fabric using only dried flowers petals and natural ingredients

I wish every project involved silk or velvet ribbons... The Birdsong journal for my class needed velvet ribbons. It is really hard to find affordable velvet ribbons anywhere!!! I found them in white at Dharma Trading, and while there, fell...

How to dye yarn using avocado | Dyeing yarn and fabric pink using avocado pits and skins is easier than it looks! Photo tutorial, step by step instructions.

Natural dye technique - How to dye fabric using only dried flowers petals and natural ingredients

last night at my art group we experimented with dyeing silk velvet. we mixed up 16 colors and dipped our little squares over and over again~ rinsing, mixing, dipping, squeezing, did i say dripping? we all wore gloves {except Deb who has a blue left hand this morning} and aprons and our old clothes. this morning the squares were all dry, lined up on my kitchen counter. the silk velvet is so luxurious and takes the color beautifully! we had a wonderful time. now i just get to dream up something to make with all this gorgeous color. velvet strawberry pincushions are definitely on the list. as well as some soft little bunny ears. the silk velvet is actually made out of silk and rayon. my favorite pieces were the ones where the silk dyed one color and the rayon dyed another. the mix of the two colors looks just like a piece of perfectly aged vintage silk velvet. i found an old silk drawstring beaded purse once that was falling apart, i bought it just for the vintage velvet and have been hooked ever since... this photo shows the two tone color effect where the velvet has been folded in half and rolled up. notice the top left lavender piece that has a definite blue base color. fabulous! happy weekend, julie

Awash with delicacy, FrouFrou Chic ribbons are gently torn and frayed from natural silk hand-dyed in France by visual artist Heather Cowie. Drawn together by a shared passion for creating beauty, it was a natural fit for Birmingham, Alabama-based event coordinator and stylist Ginny Au to team with Heather to create an exclusive, limited edition

Create DIY hand-dyed silk ribbon by following this simple guide with photos. Learn how to make silk ribbons with natural dye—it’s easy and affordable!

Eco Printing or Eco Dyeing on Fabric. How to make Eco Prints with leaves on silk chiffon and cotton fabric with an iron modifier.

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This blog post is about fabric dyeing with ivy (using mordant). I live in the UK there is lots of ivy everywhere. They can be invasive. Therefore I decided to obtain some dye out of them. However, ivy is not the easiest plant of all to obtain dye from. I am also not sure if […]

I am fully taking advantage of my summer holiday at home and experimenting with new to me plants. St Johns-wort (hypericum perforatum) is one of these and what a fantastic little flower. According …

In this Beginner’s Guide to Natural Dyes you will learn how to produce intense and bright colors using natural dyes. Free Printable Dye list.

Note: This video is a pre-recorded class and not a live class. Perfect for the winter months and snow. Learn how to use bodega ice, snow, frozen flowers and natural pigments to make swirling beautiful ice patterns on silk. We will also cover how to use pH modifiers to experiment on your cloth.  The class is 1 hours and on zoom. The recording will be available for 30 days after the class. No materials are required. Often participants watch and then try at home at a later date.  Perfect with Botanical Colors extracts and mordants!  Mordants Extracts

Ok, I know I’m a little late for Valentine’s Day, but I just stumbled into the most glorious pink dye (or perhaps stain – more on that later) using some past-their-prime berries. Below is the long version – scroll down for the quick and dirty! Or find a recipe for natural yellow dye HERE. Continue reading "Natural Dye: Berry Pinks"

Book Review: Harvesting Color by Rebecca Burgess Review by Meara O'Reilly I recently experimented with using the oxalis plant (more commonly known as the