#tea dyeing

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[fizzyxcustard]

I’m spending my morning coffee and tea dyeing paper. ;-) How exciting my life is. Hahah! And trying to cope through it with a thumping headache.

[doll-princesse]

i did in fact tea dye lace today!

the one on the left is from the first batch. it may not pick up well on camera, but it is slightly darker. the middle one came out just a tad bit lighter. this batch barley (lol) spent any time in the tea at all. the right one is undyed, for color comparison.

[thelandlockedpisces]

Materials: Calico Dyed Calico

[bonescarab]

Tea

I have mentioned this before, but dyeing your clothes with tea makes the whole apartment smell wonderful. ^.^

[cosplayclassroom]

Let's Make Stuff: Tea Dyeing Wigs

(How To) Tea Dying Wigs

Originally posted by Courtoon on Facebook

[the-plant-that-never-blooms]

project of the week: tea-dye a skirt/dress

So about a week or so ago a skirt I purchased off AliExpress arrived in the mail and while it was super, duper cute... it was super, duper plain. Just boring, stark white (it's in this picture I posted here) and it wasn't really too thrilling for me.

I thought about dyeing it with tea, an idea I've read about in a couple articles here and there... So finally, I went through with it yesterday! This is a picture I took of it when it was fully dry (I let it air-dry for a day) before soaking it in a vinegar solution to set the color. It came out a nice, peachy color. If you'd like to know how, here's how I went about dyeing my skirt...

HOW I TEA-DYED MY SKIRT

... materials:

My skirt

1 full box of black tea

Large pot

Slotted wooden spoon

Rubber bucket

Good, sturdy hanger

Measuring Cup

White vinegar

It'd be best to do this on a sunny day around noontime, since it would take less time to air dry and you could probably get this done within a day if you began early. I started around 3pm, which is why this process took me two days instead of one. Besides when you boil the tea, the best place to do this is on a deck/outside, in case you spill anything. ...steps:

I filled the large pot with water and heated it to a boil; then threw 15 out of 20 tea bags into the pot and let it steep for ten minutes. Meanwhile, I let my skirt soak in cold water in the sink.

I used the slotted spoon to take out each tea bag individually. One of the tea bags broke. I strained the tea before pouring it into the rubber bucket To my regret, I was lazy and poured the tea directly into the rubber bucket without straining it.

After wringing out my skirt of excess water, I slowly submerged it into the rubber bucket of tea; with the wooden spoon I proceeded to submerge and agitate the fabric to ensure that it took the dye evenly. I let my skirt soak for, more or less, 10 minutes.

Once I deemed the color to be adequate, I carefully took out the skirt with the wooden spoon (Tongs would have been helpful) and rinsed it out in the sink with cold water until the water ran clear.

I wrung the skirt out and hung it in my backyard in the sun to air dry. Others have tossed it in the dryer, but I chose not to because there were flecks of tea leaves stuck to the dress (from not straining the tea before soaking the garment) and I didn't want to possibly stain the dryer.

Once fully dry and I decided that the color was to my liking, I filled the rubber bucket with 16 cups of water and 2 cups of white vinegar and soaked the skirt for five or so minutes, using my hands to agitate the fabric. Afterwards, I wrung it out and let it air dry once more.

And there you have it! That's how I used tea to dye my plain, boring white skirt to an awesome, vintage-looking peach color. Albeit time-consuming, it was super easy and a fun experience. I wonder if different teas dye fabric different colors? I really want to experiment now! Anyways, that's all for now. Thank you for reading, and have a nice day~♥!

[hougetsui]

can you tell me about your herbdying? (personal message me back please) advantages/disadvantages :) it looks so cool!!

Thank you very much! I’ll answer this publicly so it may help with some questions other people may have.

I’ve been using a variety of different dried flowers, herbs and tea leaves to produce different dye colours through alkali or acid extraction processes. For the small dye batches I’ve been making so far I’ve used 5g of herbs with 150ml of vinegar or 150ml of water with 5g of baking soda and they have been left to soak overnight before being strained and used to soak fabrics for around 2 hours at a time. The colours in general are quite subtle compared to commercial dyes and they may not always come out the same, but that’s part of the fun. Unlike commercial dyes you also know exactly what is in your dye as you made it yourself and it is sustainable and not toxic to the environment as some chemicals are. For stronger colours you can redye after the fabric has dried but it will only stain more to a certain extent. Another way is to wrap leaves and flowers in fabric and soak/spray it with vinegar and steam it for a while (at least 1 hour) which is a technique called “eco-dyeing” and I have several examples on my tumblr that I did up to a couple of months ago with silk. There is another few methods I would like to try but I am running out of space for my dye pots haha!

I recommend using natural fibres such as cotton, hemp or silk. Trying with lace also gives lovely effects. A disadvantage would also be the strong smell from vinegar if you are adverse to it (or your roommates/family) in which case I suggest when dyeing to do it in your bathroom with the fan turned on! I will be posting some photos of little samples of all the different ones I’ve tried so far soon so keep an eye out.

I hope this helps! (*´㉨｀)