Now you re ready to dye.
Diy natural fabric dye.
Natural dyeing is gradually making its way in the global market and the production of naturally dyed eco friendly textiles itself is a boon to save the environment from hazardous synthetic dyes 1.
In a large pot add the extracted dye solution.
Fancy term number two basically means soak the fabric in a fixative so the dye sticks.
Prepare the fabric with a fixative.
Natural dyes for fabric.
Remove the fabric from the mordant bath.
Strain and return dye to the pot.
In the areas where they run together they will blend together and create a third color.
Heat for one hour or until the color.
Put 1 2 cup salt in 8 cups of water.
Experiment with other items to create new natural dye.
Use this list of natural dyes to plan your color scheme.
Add enough water to the dye solution so the fabric or yarn can move freely in the dye bath.
Learn how to create natural organic pink dye solutions from plants and then use them to dye fibers and fabrics for your home clothing and craft projects.
We use natural dyes for fabric because we want something non carcinogenic and not harmful to our environment.
Add the fabric and heat to 180 to 200 f.
For most materials bring your mordant to a boil and add in your fabric.
Once you ve conquered pink and red dyes it is easy to learn to make blue purple orange yellow black peach green and brown dyes.
The intensity and shade may vary from plant to plant but you can generally expect the following colors.
Leftover fruit and veggie materials such as peels and skins are ideal for creating natural fabric dyes in a variety of colors.
This will make the colour set in the fabric.
My process looks like this but there s a lot of flexibility in natural dyeing so feel free to run wild.
Dispose of the mordant solution.
So to give the dye a place to stick you must add something that clings to both the fabric and the dye a mordant.
As general rules you will need to use 1 part produce to 2 parts water then simmer them for about 1 hour.
If you re using berries to dye your fabric you have to use a salt fixative.
Plan to put adjacent primary colors red yellow blue or secondary colors like orange green and purple next to each other.
Plant based fibers such as cotton and linen need a tannin mordant followed.
While your fabric is nicely simmering with the fixative on the stove you will need to use another pot to prepare your natural dye.
Wearing gloves squirt dyes directly onto the fabric.
The best and perhaps my favorite part of natural dyeing is the room for experimentation.
