Natural Dye- Using Fruits and Vegetables to dye fabric

Process and Techniques

Natural Dye:

Materials:

-Beetroots

-Red Cherries

-Coffee

-Turmeric Powder

-Onion Skins

-White Vinegar

-Purple Cabbage

-Salt

Dye baths:

Batch 1:

1- Onion skins(6 medium), turmeric(2 thsp), vinegar(1tbsp) and water(3 cups)

2- Coffee(4 tbsp) and Water(2 1/2 cups)

3- Purple cabbage(1/2 cup),Cherries(10), Beetroot(3), salt(1/2 tbsp), water(3 cups)

Batch 2:

4- Coffee (4 tbsp), salt (1 tsp), and water (3 cups)

5-Purple cabbage(1/2 cup),Cherries(15), Beetroot(3), Vinegar(2 tbsp), water(3 cups)

6-Pomegranate and raspberry tea(11 teabags), salt (1 tsp), water (3 cups)

Batch 1:

Before and After Boiling

Batch 2:

Fabric used:

Cotton and Silk- Take dye color really well-especially the turmeric/onion skin dye

Synthetic fabric- Isn't the best for natural dyeing, the color of the fabric has a stain-like effect