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A tutorial on solar dyeing with plants

A tutorial on solar dyeing with plants

With this tutorial on solar dyeing with plants you will learn how to extract beautiful colours from different plants using only the sun to drive the process. This is known as solar dyeing, it is a simple and safe alternative to the more common dyeing technique of heating dyestuffs on a stove to extract the dye. This is great way to passively dye your fiber and is fun crafting project for kids…

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How to make walnut dye

How to make walnut dye

Natural dyeing with walnut husks is the most reliable way to achieve vibrant browns. Using walnuts is easy work with and doesn’t require a mordant or modifier to get excellent results. This tutorial on how to make walnut dye will lead you through the process of extracting natural brown dye from walnut husks. It also covers a range of methods to obtain different shades and colour patterns for your…

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Natural dyeing with chamomile tutorial

Natural dyeing with chamomile tutorial

Use chamomile to dye wool and other fibers and to make a beautiful range of yellow colours with this free tutorial. Natural dyeing with chamomile is easy and yields great results. In this guide, you will also learn how to identify chamomile, where and when to pick them, and how to get more than just one colour from your dye pot.

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Instructions on dyeing with Queen Anne’s Lace

Instructions on dyeing with Queen Anne’s Lace

Learn how to make a beautiful range of yellow colours with this free tutorial on dyeing with Queen Anne’s Lace. Not only do I provide clear, step by step instructions on how to use Queen Anne’s lace flowers for natural dyeing, but also how to identify them, where and when to pick them, and how to get more than just one colour from your dye pot.

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How to make natural dye with avocado pits and skins

How to make natural dye with avocado pits and skins

With this guide you will learn how to make a beautiful range of pinks, apricot, blush and even grey dyes using avocado pits and skins. I will cover how to dye wool, cotton and linen, what mordant is needed to make your colour last as long as possible, the effect of modifiers on colour, and how to store your avocado pits and skins. Using avocados for your dyeing experiments is a great way to learn…

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Wet felting equipment for the beginner to the advanced

Wet felting equipment for the beginner to the advanced

Unlike most instructions that lead you though the process of wet felting, this guide delves into what equipment is needed, what it does, where to buy it, and how to make it. For felting beginners, I make cost effectiveness of equipment a priority. In some cases it is possible to go without some equipment or substitute it for something you have at home already. For the intermediate to advanced…

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What is natural dyeing and how to make natural dye

What is natural dyeing and how to make natural dye

Perhaps you have heard about natural dyeing and wondered what it is and how to make natural dye. If you are keen to learn about natural dyeing and how to get started with this hugely addictive hobby, you have come to the right place. This guide on natural dyeing,  covers all you need to know about natural dyeing, what supplies you need, and the general process for how to make natural dye from…

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Dyeing wool with turmeric: a step by step guide

Dyeing wool with turmeric: a step by step guide

Dyeing wool with turmeric is an easy and fool-proof way to achieve astounding results in your natural dyeing experiments. You will not be disappointed with the rich golden yellow colour you end up with. This beginner and kid-friendly natural dyeing tutorial is the perfect gateway into natural dyeing. You will learn how to make and use a non-toxic mordant to bind the turmeric pigment to the wool,…

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How to make prefelt for your felting projects

How to make prefelt for your felting projects

If you are wondering how to make prefelt, this tutorial has everything you need to know. The easy step by step instructions will walk you through the process. You also learn how to use prefelt, among other helpful tips. Using prefelt will give you better precision in your wet felting and needle felting projects. and reliable results you need to start using prefelt, it will help sharpen your…

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Wet felting for beginners - your step by step guide to wool felting

Wet felting for beginners – your step by step guide to wool felting

Try this free wet felting project for beginners tutorial if you are new to wet felting. In this tutorial you will learn the basics of wet felting while creating a beautiful wall hanging that can be framed or used like a piece of fabric to create anything you like. I will cover what equipment and materials you need and go through the step by step process to complete this simple wet felting for…

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If you’ve ever experienced a felting project gone or in the process of going wrong, you can attest to the frustration and disappointment it can cause you. All that wasted time, effort and bea…

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If you have a hole or thin spot in your felt you may think that your goose is cooked for this felted project. Perhaps you have other projects piled up in a drawer that need to be fixed but are too …

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You may be wondering what caused your edges of your felt to become so uneven and wonky, and the more you felt, the wavier those edges get. You are also likely, desperate to know how to get rid of t…

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If you are keen to learn how to make cobweb felt, look no further than this cobweb felted scarf tutorial.  The Cobweb felting technique, as you might expect from the name, produces a thin and …

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In this felting tutorial you will learn how to create and use a 2D resist to felt a vessel, how to lay and felt the wool roving, and finally how to shape the vessel. Creating felt vessels is all ab…

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Try this ‘Wet felting for beginners’ tutorial if you are new to wet felting. In this tutorial you will learn the basics of wet felting while creating a beautiful 2D piece that can be fr…

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Don’t know what felting mat to buy?  Don’t want to waste time trying to figure out which one is the best for you? If you are a beginner felter or want to upgrade to something better, read this…