#dyeing

[siriscrafts]

Making good progress on my lace t-shirt knitting project! I dyed the yarns with avocado skins and pits + baking soda, turned out a lovely dusty pink!

[mossy-fiber-arts]

Dyeing stuff always makes me feel like a chemist. Me and my precisely measured powders and liquids…..

[dangermousie]

Because all that red was getting on my nerves and I am a dedicated hater, here are all the ways period people could get deep red dye. Some of them wouldn’t have made it to China in off brand Han Dynasty but since it’s kinda alternative universe, I included them all so nobody would say I missed something.

TURKEY RED:

CARMINE

KERMES

CINNABAR

SAFFLOWER

LAC

To sum it up: they would solve poverty and any other economic issues and would also not go mad if they only STOPPED USING ALL THIS FUCKING RED

[kingpossumstudios]

soup? Anyone?

some delectable shirt and turmuric soup!

[littlebirdinagarden]

Biome Box: Pacific Northwest reveal!

Everyone has got their orders now (I think) so it’s time to reveal the colourway!

I’m very happy with how they turned out! I hope everyone who got some is happy with them!

I’m not sure on the regularity of the biome boxes going forward (meaning, I don’t have an idea for a next one yet) but I love doing them!

[wonkywikipedia]

my first hand-dyed braid! Its combed Corriedale and it turned out a little compacted, but the colours are perfect!

[refuge-in-oblivion]

i feel silly (and stupid and pathetic) asking this but,

Does anyone know if there is any way to dye a fabric (specifically cotton) a really dark color (preferably black) using natural dyes instead of the chemical powders?

Please and thank you.