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. Continue reading Red Cabbage + Baking Soda – Print Samples →

Red Cabbage + Baking Soda – Dye Samples Update

17th January 2017Natural Dyeing & Printingblue, natural dye, natural fabric dye, red cabbageLina

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

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. 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 →