Natural fabric dye

How to make natural dye using food from your kitchen. Simple and easy to do with things like red cabbage, black beans, turmeric, and coffee.

Learn how to dye clothing and fabric a beautiful pink from avocados using this natural dyeing DIY! Avocado dyeing is so easy!

Tea is rich with tannin (good for gripping onto fabric), is inexpensive, and attaches well to cotton and linen. It typically gives you a light brown color if you don’t use any color modifiers. You can use an iron modifier on the fabric after you dye it with the tea, which will shift your colors to grey, and increase our fabric’s color- and lightfastness. At the iron sulfate stage, you will be able to experiment with different dipping and folding techniques to create patterns on your fabric.

Six years ago I did two post on how to dye wool yarn with black beans. As I have moved into dyeing cotton fabric I thought I would write a little updated post. You can read here the part 1 and part 2. I basically I used exactly the same technique, the biggest difference was…

Learn how to naturally change the shade of your fabric with a tea-dye. It's easy, and anticipation over the results are part of the fun!

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Explore the beginner's guide to natural dyeing and uncover the hidden colors in plants, herbs, and mushrooms. This easy guide teaches you how to dye fabric naturally, perfect for updating your wardrobe or creating beautiful home decor. Find more fabric crafts, plant dyes, DIY and crafts, and DIY Homestead Crafts Ideas at practicalselfreliance.com.