Natural Dyes
NATURAL DYES "Creating dyes by using a range of natural sources to colour fabrics. This method is much more environmentally friendly than using most shop bought dyes." This blog explores a range of natural dyes with step by step instructions, measurements and discussion of outcomes. The fabric that I have used for these samples is a plain light weight cotton material. Other materials can be used such as silk; however through experiments the silk fabrics were not as as vibrant in my tests. You should begin by washing any fabrics that you are going to use to remove any chemicals that the fabrics may have been treated with, you can do this by rinsing them under water. I do not add any detergents when I wash fabrics for dying. BEETROOT MIX The first natural material I have explored is a beetroot; I found beetroot has an extremely strong colour that stains the fabric really well. You also do not have to use a lot of beetroot to colour the fabric. To create the dye I have chopp