Dyeing your own fabric

jewelofottawa

I've only used tea, and coolaid, and so far they work well for me.

riaratnafuri

anybody know the brand for colouring dyed linen

Nonomanoka

Does anyone knows natural indigrients for dying?

lioda-44

esto es un lio

Annemiek0710

lasice replied at 2012-10-23 17:34

                               
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Black tea, coffee or dry onion skin, warm or hot infusion. Next step is let it dry, not wash, only d ...

Do you always have to use vinegar after dyeing with coffee and tea ?? And which vinegar, the one for cleaning or the one you use on food ?? (Sorry I'm a nono on this kind of things :'( )

lasice

Vinegar after dyeing is good for colour fixation. With vinegar is less loss of depth of colour than without vinegar. My initial tests were black tea(+coffee+dry onion skin) - vinegar - clear water - drying. But my friend advised black tea(+coffee+dry onion skin) - drying - vinegar - clear water - drying. Yes, it is better way, colour is more rich.
I dyed only aida, ecru or yellow is better than white.
I used very cheap vinegar for food, in our country is made from wine, 8% acetic acid (acidum aceticum).
I'll do some photos.

missmystery1191

You could use tea or coffee or that US drink powder Cool aid

triccardi

stitchgal replied at 2012-8-6 11:28

                               
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Coffee and tea are both acidic and will cause damage to fabric in the long term.  You should use dye ...

Thank you for the information. I did not know that tea and coffee staining could damage the material.

zora21410

J'ai peint une toile en vert avec de la peinture acrylique. Après plusieurs rinçages j'ai obtenu une superbe toile verte , et j'ai même réussi à faire des marbrures.

zora21410

Avec de la peinture acrylique ça fonctionne bien .