One thing I love about natural dyes is that they turn up in the most unexpected places. For instance, would you ever guess that the pits and skins of avocados can yield light pink and peach colors? I started saving the pits and skins from the avocados we ate so I could start experimenting with… Read More Avocado’s Hidden Secret
Since my mom and I had so much fun dyeing with indigo, we were itching to do some more. I thought about what we had on hand or could easily gather, and we decided to start out with annato and dandelion leaves. The first thing we did was mordant our silk scarves overnight. I use… Read More More Natural Dyeing
This project has been in the works for awhile. Actually this isn’t just one project but several. Awhile ago (well over a year), I ordered an indigo tie dye kit from Dharma Trading. I wanted to do some shibori-style dyeing on some silk. I also wanted to dye some cotton jersey a solid blue… Read More So Much Fun with Shibori
I like to play around with pretty much all aspects of working with fiber and fabric. One thing that can be really fun to play with is natural dyes. There is tons you can do with synthetic dyes as well, but I have decided to restrict myself to natural dyes. Part of this is for… Read More Dyeing Silk With Black Walnut