A quick natural dye experiment with butterfly pea flowers. Because butterfly pea flower tea has such a beautiful dark ink blue color, I tried to dye fabric blue with it. Butterfly pea fabric dye tried on silk and cotton fabric.
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DIY Natural Fabric Printing Inks
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
Naturally Dyed Speckled Robin Easter Eggs
I love speckled blue robin eggs! 😀 In this tutorial I’ll show you how to make cute speckled Easter eggs – all naturally dyed with red cabbage and coffee! Naturally dyed speckled eggs aren’t difficult to make and they’ll look super cute on your Easter breakfast table. Continue reading Naturally Dyed Speckled Robin Easter Eggs
DIY Red Cabbage Fabric Printing Ink
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
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
I used leftover natural blue food coloring (made with red cabbage and baking soda) to make some print samples. Continue reading Red Cabbage + Baking Soda – Print Samples
Red Cabbage + Baking Soda – Dye Samples Update
After some days exposure to light, all red cabbage + baking soda dye samples faded badly. Continue reading Red Cabbage + Baking Soda – Dye Samples Update
Red Cabbage + Baking Soda – Dye Samples
Today I made more dye experiments with red cabbage. This time I made a dye bath with red cabbage and baking soda. Continue reading Red Cabbage + Baking Soda – Dye Samples
DIY Natural Sloe Laundry Ink
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
How To Weather Wood – With Steel Wool & Vinegar
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to naturally age new wood with vinegar and steel wool. In just a couple of minutes, new wood will look old, grey and weathered like old barn wood. Continue reading How To Weather Wood – With Steel Wool & Vinegar