project: fabric dyes

DIY fabric dye tutorials
{I'm rinsing after using coffee to dye my fabric}
This post is about dyeing fabric with things you would have around your house like fruits & veggies, coffee & tea and kool-aid & bleach. There are so many possibilities and each of these bloggers have put together their posts with tips and tutorials. Please click on the links to visit:



Brittany Makes: DIY natural dip-dye table runner - a really great tutorial

Gunna Stuff a Chicken: project: tea and coffee dyeing fabric - with a handy reference chart 

EmiLime: the secret of turmeric - how to make your own natural fabric dye



Scoutie Girl: acute how-to: all natural fabric dyes - using fruits and veggies

House of Earnest: sun-kissed ombre stripes - using bleach to make a sun kissed dye effect


Sweet Peach: natural dyes... (and kool-aid!) - many fun, fun projects

8 comments:

DannyB said...

Thanks for posting my link for Tea Dyeing Fabric. The other posts are brilliant!

Courtenay@Creek Line House said...

Oooh. I'm all inspired now. I have a use for all those teas I buy that I don't really like now! Thanks!

brittanyMakes said...

love this roundup! And thank you for including my tutorial!

Beach House Living said...

Great idea collection. Thank you for sharing.

Amy Renea said...

Cannot WAIT to test these out! Excited about the natural dyes one!

Lorrie Orr said...

I love the idea of using stuff around the house for dying fabric. Such soft pretty colours.

Cynthia @ A Button Tufted Life... said...

Hi Heather,
Great post, I have been dying fabric for years. I love it, my two favs are tea red cabbage!

hardydanielle said...

Such a great post! Thanks so much for sharing your inspiration.. Such convenient ideas! xo