Dyeing with Tea using no mordant and iron.
We have previously looked at how using an iron mordant can effect dyeing with coffee. It is now time to try it dyeing with tea.
Dyeing with Leucadendron for bright beautiful results
Dyeing with Leucadendron can give a bright and vivid addition to your current art and craft project
Dyeing with Red Onions to produce a beautiful chartreuse
Red Onions are an easy and cheap way to get some great results and interesting colours.
Natural Dyeing with Marigolds to give joyful colour
Marigolds are a quick and easy way to jump into the world of natural dyeing.
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.
Dyeing with Brown Onions, a great staple for eco dyeing.
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.
Natural Dyeing with Pomegranate Juice.
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.
Easy Solar Dyeing with bought Cherry Juice
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. We will also look how time can effect some natural dye material and whether using a different breed of wool can change things up.
Dyeing with Coreopsis -the Queen of Natural Dyes
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.
Dyeing with Gum Tree Bark and how to change the colour.
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.