Tie-dye your clothes with plants using these three easy recipes — they're sure to keep you busy for a few hours during coronavirus quarantines.
The Easter egg symbolizes new life, and coloring eggs has been a long-standing tradition. Sure, those artificial tablets make some fun, bright colors, but there’s a better way to color your hard-boiled eggs—pickling with all-natural dyes. From turmeric to blueberries to beets, it’sneat ...
According to Hillary Taymour, the designer behind cultsustainable brand Collina Strada, all you need are somebrightly coloredvegetables, her favorites being beets and turmeric. Tung, on the other hand, prefers using Dharma Trading dye powders. You’ll also need soap (if using used clothing), bu...
To make a natural blue food dye, whole blueberries can be simmered whole or you can use a potato smasher to open them up. Dye fromPowdered Spices To make a dye from turmeric, paprika or other spices, you will simply simmer 1 Tablespoon of the spice with 1 Cup of water for about 15...
then dyeing them with “black” dye resulted in a mousey gray pair of jeans, I ended up on a bit of a quest to find the best method to turn fabrics black. I’m sharing some of the things I’ve learned today so that you can skip past the trial and error to get a successful ...
How To Upcycle Old Pillowcases, Tees And More Into Tie-Dye Masterpieces My step-by-step home tie-dye experience. By Naomi SkwarnaMay 30, 2022 The finished tie-dyed t-shirt. (Photo: Naomi Skwarna) You might associate tie-dye with the Woodstock-era rainbow swirl, that visual analogue fo...
finding and using items like milk, gelatin, algae and aquafaba (the water that chickpeas have been cooked in, sometimes used as a vegan substitute for egg whites) to invent new materials—and bringing them to life with natural dyes made from flowers, beetroot, kale and turmeric, to name a...
To make yellow dye: Place turmeric and water in a medium-sized pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, cover and let it sit until cool. Pour the liquid in small bowls or glass jars and stir in the vinegar. . ...
Try to repurpose the scraps when appropriate (and when food safety is observed). Here are some great ideas for juicer scraps! Compost Dye Soaps and scrubs Animal feed Pesto Carrot cake Fruit leather Popsicles Cream cheese spread Smoothies
How to tie dye at home: Step 1: Chop whatever raw organic materials (artichoke, avocado skins, or turmeric) you’re using and bring to a boil in a pot of water. Let simmer for an hour, and then strain it and set aside. Step 2: Prepare the fabric to soak up the dye by rinsing...