There are thousands of natural materials that make glorious colors in fabric, from rhubarb and dahlias to indigo and groundnuts. Natural dyeing is an ancient tradition, and the techniques behind this ...

Learn how to make natural fabric dyes at home with this easy guide. Go all-natural with basic kitchen and pantry ingredients! If you’re looking for a new hobby to keep yourself occupied during the ...

Using food scraps and natural materials to dye fabrics in beautiful pastel shades is a growing craft movement. We asked an expert how to get started with natural dyeing at home. Welcome to The ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Before the dawn of synthetic dyes, all fabric was colored with ...

This designer developed a safer, simpler, and healthier solution to conventional fabric dye—using scraps of old fruits and veggies. Nicole Stjernsward, a London-based design technologist, has ...

Dyers say pigments can imprint a favorite color on clothing, quilts or even yarn and give them a way to connect with nature and preserve it. The flowers of perennial dyer’s chamomile are one of James ...

The pandemic has restricted us to our homes and there is no better way to pass the time than to experiment with some of our stuff at home on our own Dye DIYs are taking over at this time, and we are ...

The process involves fermenting indigo leaves to create a dye bath. This technique allows artisans to create deep blue hues on cotton fabrics. The dyeing process requires multiple dips in the dye ...

Don’t throw out that orange peel just yet—you could turn it into pretty homemade dye! Follow these instructions to make natural dyes from basic grocery store ingredients. Don’t throw out that orange ...