Have fun solar dyeing with Wattle Tree twigs
This natural dye has become a great staple in my dye box. Once set up it can give you a steady supply for years to come.
This natural dye has become a great staple in my dye box. Once set up it can give you a steady supply for years to come.
I use onions a lot in my eco printing and dying. They are an easy and cheap way to get some great results. Today we will look at brown onions.
The next juice to try is pomegranate juice. Again Pomegranates can be very expensive at different times of the year so I decided to give the juice ago.
Its time to look at some juices. Its not always possible to get fruit all year round so why not try fruit juice? Our first experiment will be naturally dyeing with Cherry Juice.
Here we look at natural dying with the Coreopsis flower, also known as Tickseed. You can get great results and a variety of colours from this little flower.
In this experiment we will dye with some bark that came from a gum tree. We use a variation of mordants and time to achieve slightly different results.
In this experiment we look at dying wool with Hibiscus Tea. We will also look how time can effect some natural dye material while using the solar dyeing method.
Experimenting with plants in your own backyard.
In this experiment we play with wattle leaves and add some soda ash for better results.
Some examples of what you can do with your natural dyed products.