Natural Tie-Dye

Do you ever forget about that bag of veggies in the back of your fridge? Has your cat ever sat in a bowl of spinach making you not want to eat it?(not speaking from experience of course 😅) Are you tired of wearing the same old white t shirts day in and day out?

Well, do WE have the solution for you!! Learn to put those food scraps to good use and make a natural dye out of them! Check out a step by step process below and our instagram for examples😊

I used orange peels, spinach, and strawberry stems. It’s not an exact science but collect those food scraps and show off those colorful new outfits!

For Fruit: 1/4 cup salt, 4 cups water simmer fabric for 1 hour

For Veg: 1 cup vinegar, 4 cup water simmer fabric for 1 hour

Rinse in cold water, wring excess water

Boil water and veg/fruit for 1 hour, amount of food scraps will affect color intensity

Scoop out fruit and veggies scraps

Simmer fabric in dye (make sure it’s still damp from salt/vinegar treatment) for 1 hour

Let sit overnight

Dry fabric in the shade 😎

🥑Avocados: orangish, pinkish

❤️Beets: red/pink (fades easily over time)

🧡Red onion: orange with pink undertones

🧅Yellow onion: orangish yellow

🍋Lemon: yellow

🥗Spinach/grass/green herbs: green of varying shades

💜Red cabbage: purple

🫐Blueberries: purple/blue