Hand dyeing

Buenas comunidad de Material Joven! En el blog vamos a destacar los elementos fundamentales que necesitamos para incluir de manera exitosa los tintes naturales a nuestras vidas. Hoy quiero hablarles sobre un aspecto fundamental a la hora de aplicarlos a nuestras fibras, el mordentado! Los mordientes son productos de origen mineral que producen un "enlace" con la fibra. De ellos depende el color obtenido, la solidez y la fijación y hasta la variación tonal. Encontré este articulo en una…

I recently came into possession of a white ball of wool yarn, and I thought to myself, "Huh, how boring!" So I decided I would try m...

Tie-dye might immediately bring you back to making T-shirts at camp or the screaming color combos of the '70s. But the multi-colored patterns are back, and this time they're modern…

Color Wheel Dyed on Wool with Acid Dye One of the biggest problems with textiles is obviously the pollution that comes from the growing, weaving, and dying process associated with creating fabrics.…

How to Speckle Dye or Sprinkled Dye Yarn. Speckled Yarn, Sprinkled Yarn, Spotted Yarn or Confetti Yarn … this wool dyeing technique works great with acid dyes or food color such as Kool Aid.

We have been experimenting with making dye from lichen with excellent results. Click through for our step by step instructions.

One of my favourite plants to dye with in the spring is the stinging nettle - it's one of the plants I most look forward to. The leaves give me a soft grey-green hue at this time of year (maybe you get a slightly different colour?) - the colour just feels so fresh and "alive" at the beginning of spring. In this blog po

Hand Dyeing Yarn and Fleece: Dip-Dyeing, Hand-Painting, Tie-Dyeing, and Other Creative Techniques by Gail Callahan

Dye in every shade of the rainbow using natural ingredients and DIY Napkins - The House That Lars Built

A fun yarn dyeing technique! Learn how to Dye Speckled Yarn with this super easy step-by-step tutorial.