Silk dyeing techniques

Learn how to mordant silk with confidence with this easy tutorial. Preserve the shine of your silk fabric and yarn, with brilliant natural dye colors.

You can see that I again stacked the mandalas as I really like the subtle differences and as I used less dye and some lighter values, they came out pretty good! I am sure now that the one on the left is the one on top and the one on the right is on the bottom. It was easy to sort them out last night as they were all so different. Note that these haven't been ironed yet! The post today will be a relatively detailed description of how I do these. This is one of the tshirts lying across a…

Instructions and tips to dye silk fabrics and garments, including the best dye to use and how to set colors so that your dyed silk remain vibrant and colorfast

Does silk dye well? Is it possible to dye silk without ruining it? Yes. Although silk is delicate, it dyes very well because it is a natural fabric.

Botanical Colors, Natural Dyes on Instagram: "Are you looking to try a new type of #icedyeing ? Look no further than @caramariepiazza ‘s new GRAVITY ICE DYE CLASS. SUNDAY March 10TH, 12-2pm PST / 4-6PM EST Cara here👋 hi! I want to share with you this new spin on this fun technique. As the blustery winter trudges on, use your chilly surroundings to help make this fun new surface design technique. This class is approximately 2 hours long on zoom. If you can’t make it, no worries! You…

It started with avocados. "Remember when people were dying fabric with the pits and skins, like, three or four years ago? I tried it and became so obsessed

Eco Printing or Eco Dyeing on Fabric. How to make Eco Prints with leaves on silk chiffon and cotton fabric with an iron modifier.

Learn how to dye silks naturally using herbs, spices, and foods such as cabbage, beets, and turmeric. It's easy to make your own playsilks!

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