Tag Archives: natural fabric dye

Update Old Clothes With Fabric Dye

13th January 2020Refashionnatural fabric dye, upcycling, woolLina

You can easily update old clothes with fabric dye. Dyeing old clothes is such a fun, creative , cheap and eco-friendly way to give old clothes a new life! So make your old clothes new again with fabric dye!

I used simplicol fabric dye which is so easy to use. You simply toss your clothes and the fabric dye into the washer. Then wait for the clothes to “wash” and your clothes are dyed. It’s almost like Christmas because you never know what color they turn out to be! Continue reading Update Old Clothes With Fabric Dye →

DIY Natural Fabric Printing Inks

24th May 2017Natural Dyeing & Printingblue, blueberry, DIY, fruit, iron, mordant, natural dye, natural fabric dye, print, red cabbage, sloe, tutorial, upcyclingLina

Did you know that you can make your own fabric printing inks with things you’ll find in the nature? 😀 Continue reading DIY Natural Fabric Printing Inks →

DIY Red Cabbage Fabric Printing Ink

1st March 2017Natural Dyeing & PrintingDIY, natural dye, natural fabric dye, print, red cabbage, tutorial, upcyclingLina

A while ago, I printed fabric with leftover homemade natural blue food coloring (made with red cabbage & baking soda). But the print was very pale after washing. But this time I used just the thickened red cabbage juice without baking soda as DIY natural printing ink. Continue reading DIY Red Cabbage Fabric Printing Ink →

Red Cabbage Dye On Exposure To Air

22nd January 2017Natural Dyeing & Printingblue, green, natural dye, natural fabric dye, red cabbageLina

While I was making dye samples with leftover blue food coloring (made with red cabbage and baking soda) I noticed that the dye solution changes dramatically its color in 4 days. Continue reading Red Cabbage Dye On Exposure To Air →

Red Cabbage + Baking Soda – Print Samples

19th January 2017Natural Dyeing & Printingblue, DIY, green, natural dye, natural fabric dye, print, red cabbage, tutorial, upcyclingLina

I used leftover natural blue food coloring (made with red cabbage and baking soda) to make some print samples. I used a fork to print mini polka dots and a pattern which looks like rain. The color was dark green before I washed the fabric. Continue reading Red Cabbage + Baking Soda – Print Samples →

Red Cabbage + Baking Soda – Dye Samples

10th January 2017Natural Dyeing & Printingblue, DIY, mordant, natural dye, natural fabric dye, red cabbage, tutorialLina

Today I made more dye experiments with red cabbage. This time I made a dye bath with red cabbage and baking soda. I diluted leftover homemade blue food coloring (made with red cabbage and baking soda) with water. The food coloring turned the water dark blue, almost black. Continue reading Red Cabbage + Baking Soda – Dye Samples →

DIY Natural Sloe Laundry Ink

15th December 2016Natural Dyeing & PrintingDIY, laundry, natural dye, natural fabric dye, sloe, tutorial, underwear, victorianLina

Ever since I’ve read a Victorian recipe for indelible laundry ink made with sloes, I wanted to try it out. The homemade and natural sloe laundry ink is easy to make, and it actually works! 😀 Continue reading DIY Natural Sloe Laundry Ink →

DIY Bandhani (Indian Tie Dye)

8th November 2016Natural Dyeing & Printingindian, natural dye, natural fabric dyeLina

A while ago I tried to make bandhani – an Indian tie dye technique. Fabric is wrapped with yarn before dyeing to make small dots. Then I dyed the fabric yellow with onion skins and turmeric.

Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) Natural Dye Experiment

7th November 2016Natural Dyeing & Printingblue, DIY, green, natural dye, natural fabric dyeLina

Some time ago, I tried to dye with bugleweed (Ajuga reptans). I brought the flowering bugleweed to a boil which turned the water blue. After letting the dye simmer for a few minutes, the water became green. Despite the promising colors, neither the blue nor the green water dyed wool yarn or cotton fabric. But the blue and green colored water is so pretty, isn’t it?

How To Dye With Avocado Skins

17th May 2016Natural Dyeing & Printingnatural dye, natural fabric dye, tutorial, upcyclingLina

I dyed silk and cotton fabric with avocado skins. It’s a nice peach dye which doesn’t need a mordant. I dried the skins and chopped seeds of two avocados. The chopped avocado seeds become more red after contact with the air. Then I boiled the avocado skins, seeds and water for about one hour. The dye solution becomes reddish brown while boiling.

Then without removing the avocado pits and skins, I boiled the dye with the fabric again for about one hour. Some of the fabric I removed after that from the dye bath, while some of the fabric I left soaking till the next morning.