Flosstube Tea/ Coffee Dye: Priscilla & Chelsea-The Real Housewives of Cross Stitch

[@KittenStitcher]

You guys are so much fun. This is similar to what I do, too. I like to sprinkle instant coffee here and there on the fabric while it's still wet, but before I bake it, and that makes cool splotches that look like age spots. Wouldn't stitchers from 100 years ago think we are crazy for making our fabric so DIRTY on purpose?! :D

[@rhondasmith4112]

Thank you for the awesome tutorial...I have been staining and baking fabric forever, I stain homespun, calico...muslin for primitive dolls etc...I stain linen for stitching...I had Asked in a previous floss tube how you dry your fabric I was curious because that’s how I do if it’s raining out, I normally hang on clothes line and sun dry...both ways work....I buy instant coffee either at dollar tree or dollar store good place for tea bags too...another good source is black walnut dye, I gather black walnuts boil in old pot on grill burner, strain into large pickle jars and store in cool place...you can save your tea/coffee potion as well and use numerous times but it will need to be refrigerated or it goes sour....I put mine in mason jars and put in refrigerator for a few weeks....I have also put coffe/tea solution in a dollar store spray bottle and hung fabric on clothes line and sprayed intermittently throughout day and let sun bake...so many choices.....fun fun...thank you again look forward to more tutorials girls....

[@barbarak413]

Hi I have tried this for first time on aida and have been wondering do you ever wash it?

[@patsyowens7365]

Loved the tutorial! ❤. I have been playing with dyeing Aida so far I have tea dyed, used Autumn 🍂 leaves, elder berries, and huckleberries, and some small mum blossoms. The modeling has turned out great on some.

[@bettyulan1247]

Great job. I’m 71 and live at my daughters’s. I have rooms on back of their house. I quit cooking quite some time ago so I’ll just be buying my dyed but it was fun to watch. Thank y’all for taking the time to make videos.

[@cynthiaknell9575]

Never too old to learn new tricks. Thanks for the concise tutorial. Next time I'll try the oven at 200° for mottling. Question: Once the fabric has been "baked", can it be washed? Thanks.

[@Stitchalways]

I really appreciate you showing us how you tea/coffee dye your stitching fabric...I will definitely be trying this......Thanku again...ps..I really enjoy watching your videos and seeing what you’ve been stitching...it’s very inspiring...

[@juliannefrankie120]

Just dyed two pieces of aida 14 count and 11 count from Walmart and it turned out perfect! Thanks so much for your video!! Saves me alot of money now I have the confidence to dye my own instead of buying the more expensive hand dyed aida!

[@rowenaphilbeck1919]

Awesome video. Thanks for showing us how its done. I bet certain fabrics takes dye different as well. I will have to try it. Great tips ladies too. Thanks again and bring some more tutorials our way.

[@carolinet.4621]

Thank you! I think I could actually do this! Love the idea of saving the water for your plants-I put used coffee grounds around my rose bushes and they bloom like crazy.

[@pchaplin8158]

Great tutorial. Tea and coffee dyed my aida and it came out lovely. Thanks so much. ❤❤❤

[@doodle6166]

P Chaplin I’m so glad you tried it and it worked. I’m doing it today....crossing fingers for a good turn out ;)

[@susanlopiano5620]

Thank you for showing how to coffee tea dye fabric. I love how yours turned out. I'm going to try this.

[@conchafacesxs770]

Place a wooden spoon over the pot rim to catch the bubbles. It prevents bubbling over. Today was my first attempt. Thanks for the info I baked mine at 250 degrees.

[@lynnbencic3089]

Wonderful tutorial!!! I am definitely going to try your method. Love your kitchen Priscilla and your Christmas decorations on and around your beautiful window!!

[@myrnajones4512]

The video was great as always. Not a hot mess at all. Very informative and I think I will try this.Thanks again for sharing your talents.

[@nanking4954]

Thank you so much for the tutorial and the info about using the cooled liquid in flower beds!

[@sheryllowery736]

Great tutorial! I will definitely be dying fabric this coming weekend.

[@lorigriffore2312]

Oh thank you so much for all of your efforts in showing us your coffee/tea dying fabric process.......love it !!! Gonna try it this week!!! Happy Stitching!!!

[@stefaniestaniak4329]

Thanks. Great process, your fabric looks fabulous. Could you save the liquid to use at a later time. Jar it up and put it in the frig? Just curious.

[@rebeccajourney3183]

You two are Awesome! I googled this process and you two popped up first! Delightful, since I'm binge watching you two! But I'm getting a lot done too, and you make me happy! Bonus!!

[@TheCarolinaStitchers]

Thanks for sharing I can't wait to give it a try!! I have some solid fabric I wouldn't otherwise use, this will certainly make it fun! Happy Stitching XX!!

[@ValSelvaraj-kw4qp]

Today 1st April 2023, asked Mr Google about coffee/tea dying. Wow!!! I learnt so much from this video. Thank you so much from me in New Zealand.

[@tinageorge8759]

Great tutorial ladies, you did absolutely wonderful!!!

[@racheljohnson6891]

30 years of cross stitching and I've never done this before! Just finished 2 pieces and I LOVE it

[@aworkofhart]

Thank you for the tutorial. I have tea dyed fabric before but never done the oven method. You made it look so easy. Guess I will give it a go! :-)

[@crystalthechurchmousestitc1888]

Great tutorial video. Your Christmas decorations are already looking beautiful, Priscilla. I sure hope you will show us all of your decorating once you have finished. Have a wonderful week sweet ladies. Crystal.

[@carlenehall2979]

Great job as usual ladies! Very informative and helpful tutorial - thank you both!

[@SewCreateful]

Fun to watch! I never put mine in oven either, but makes sense. It makes my day when I hear Pricilla giggle.😂 Happy stitching! 😀

[@mobee7613]

I'm doing this to my fabric right now, this is fun! Great instruction, thank you!!!

[@supercovi]

thank you so much, I had so much fun watching your video and learnt a lot, hugs from Spain! ....I almost forget... you girls are doing a great job, I wish I had more videos in a week...

[@bethtourtellotte419]

Thank you so much for showing us how you dye the fabric!!! I really appreciate all your efforts

[@ritaedwards1456]

I've never wanted to try to do anything with fabric until this video. Thanks for sharing. I LOOOOOOOVE your videos. You guys are so funny together and so much fun to watch!!

[@mylittlestitchyworld9404]

Thank you so much. I did a coffee/ tea dye, but I did it separate. I'm going to try it your way. Sooooo much easier lol. I also did the bake and baste method. Pretty time-consuming doing it that way. I really love the way you do it. I will be dying some fabric today! 😁

[@karinanderson7319]

Thank you so very much for your wonderful tutorial! I had about a metre of my Grandmother’s embroidery linen that had gotten dirty and stained over the years. I really wanted to use it with my renewed love for cross stitch. Now I can....beautiful. Thank you!

[@melitadarst]

Thanks so much ladies! I can't wait to try this method. I have tea dyed before & baked but I love how your fabrics look. So glad you shared how to do it. Thanks again!!!

[@nicoleb4069]

Never thought about dyeing my own fabric...until now. Thanks so much for the video!

[@mrscutthroat9467]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I just used your technique and I love how my fabric came out.

[@athenabesa380]

Thanks so much for the video. It’s helping me take the plunge and do my own tea/coffee dyed fabric. It helps watching several of you do it, Vonna, Primitive Stitcher and others.

[@melanaperkins8033]

Thank you for demonstrating how to do the coffee/tea dye. I can’t wait to try it.

[@elleh9381]

Great tutorial. Didn’t realize how much tea/coffee is used. Thanks.

[@lindamckibben1763]

Thank you guys so much for taking the time to do this. Had so much fun in your kitchen. Will definitely be dying fabric tomorrow!

[@lorislp123]

Thank you for this tutorial. I’m trying small pieces of Aida 14 now. You make it look easy. I’m very much looking forward to seeing the finished product.

[@megancool1537]

Thank you so much for doing this for us! I didn't realize your fabric started as white I can't wait to try!

[@freerangecrafts6428]

Great tutorial ladies. I still stitch on AIDA and i check mine about every 5 to 7 minutes just because AIDA seems to burn more quickly if you aren't careful. I love the look of tea and coffee dyed fabric. Great job ladies.

[@lindab8078]

Thanks for the heads up, I mainly stitch on Aida and will be careful when I try this.

[@shirleyperrins6697]

Great video Will try it myself now after watching you both you made look so easy thanks

[@catcrazycreations]

Thanks for doing the dyeing tutorial! I enjoyed watching the process. Your fabric looks beautiful!

[@tarabell6453]

THANK YOU! So very happy you demonstrated your process for this!

[@Battlestar31164]

Thank you Ladies ❤ I appreciate you sharing your mad skills with us ✨ I am delighted to have connected with your fun fabulous channel 😌

[@StitchingBetweenTheLines]

Can’t wait to try this. I used Vonna’s baste and bake and ended up with some burns. I am still planning a Halloween piece but don’t really want to burn my fabric again. I am flattered to hear that you were watching me while waiting! Pam

[@tonistitchesinky3958]

Great tutorial! We (speaking for all stitchers!) really appreciate your time and efforts. Have you ever tried instant tea instead of the tea bags?

[@edwinamckee3229]

Great video. I am going to try it. Always a joy to watch your videos.

[@countingmystitches8061]

Great video! You have inspired me to try my hand at dying some fabric.

[@cherylmccloy5863]

Thank you for sharing your process! Fun to watch.

[@glyndaolive9434]

I'm definitely going to be trying this. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge with us ladies!

[@candaceramirez9277]

This was a great video full of so much information! Thank you for sharing! I had previously asked a question that I truly wanted answered. Maybe I asked in the wrong manner. You both seem to get so much work done in such a short amount of time. I was just really honestly wondering how much you spend stitching each day. I would have to stitch around the clock to get that much work done! Lol. Keep up the great, cute work! I always look forward to the next video! 😊

[@karolwitherow1328]

Thank you so much, enjoyed, love watching you work together, now I'm going to go dye some fabric. Thanks again

[@marvaweir2656]

I tried your dying technique on some aida tonight and it came out great! Thanks for the tip for the left over tea/coffee blend being good for the garden!

[@rebeccamoore1268]

Interesting video. Great instructions. I have been dying and baking fabrics for a while but have never done a blue fabric. Will have to try it. I stitch on linen mostly and have dyed it the most. Recently dyed a piece of linen and couldn’t remember the temp I bake it at so set oven to 275/300. Well not going good. Linen was to done. Loved color but threads denigrated making holes while in oven. Had to throw small linen piece away. Realized linen basically dried out so much due to heat. Will have to try again and remember 200 or less.

[@CRKuykendall]

I appreciate you making this video so easy to understand and follow along with!

[@margaretmcginnis]

Now you know I'm going to have to try this....thanks for sharing your recipe!

[@crossstitchgal]

Great tutorial. Love your Holiday kitchen decor!

[@wildflower.stitching]

Great tutorial! Had been experimenting with coffee tea dying my fabric and this answered some questions I had had. I actually did a similar tea dying using hibiscus tea which turned out really pretty. Thank you so much! Very informative

[@brontebenoit6181]

“Don’t rupture the teabags!” needs to be a cross stitch pattern! 😂😂😂

[@sandykalmeyer9523]

Just watched this tonight. Am going to try dying my Aida now! Great tutorial, love you repeating everything!

[@jeannettegodwin4268]

Great video, y’all have made me brave to try it!! Thanks a bunch!!

[@crystalgemberling4812]

Thank you so much for doing this tutorial...I was hoping you would...can't wait to do my own now...😊

[@kathykiene13]

I’m so impressed at how well you did if this was really your first video! Thank you for this information I am returning to cross stitch after about 30 years and absolutely enjoy your information so much. Where do you get your fabric by the yard?

[@giselem.kusmik5110]

Thank you for doing this - I have always been nervous about how long to keep it on the stove and in the oven.....this helps 100%😊

[@Xpresslifetifa]

Thanks for the tutorial ladies! I just tried it for my first time and it worked like a charm! Great instructions and easy to follow!

[@MeganRhoades1515]

So...our Hobby lobby no longer carries Monaco ☹ My local stitch shop will only order it when I need it but I am an instant gratification girl and I like to use my 40% coupon. So today I bought the only package of 100% cotton 28ct evenweave by Artiste at Hobby lobby. I decided to use your wonderful tutorial above and it came out looking beautiful. Now for the stitch test when it dries completely. 🤞

[@linaburke3862]

Love your tutorials, how much shrink do you get on your finished fabric?

[@cindyperez9964]

Great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Question: for tea and coffee dying, should you use pots, bowls that are not used for cooking? I know if I used chemical dyes I’d need separate items. I did tea and coffee dye some Aida fabric today. I didn’t have a pot I was ready to part with so I used an old mixing bowl to soak fabric in and moved to an old casserole dish for baking.

[@suzannemoffitt2368]

Looks easy the way you two dye it. Great video.

[@angayle36]

I was thinking about doing this to my pearl gray fabric for the winter SAL. I think I remember one of you darkening a piece of it for one of your projects.

[@mkaye3100]

Can't wait to try this but I wanted to know after the dyeing and stitching is it okay to wash the fabric?

[@marinawhitacre4148]

Whew!! Just finished watching all your videos!! Love them all!! Will you be showing in the future how you do your special style of framing? I love how you use the serving trays!

[@borealneedlework2755]

Thanks for the tutorial! I am definitely going to try this weekend.

[@chrismator2666]

Awesome job Ladies! Chelsea you did a great job of editing! 👏🏻 You two have become such Floss Tube stars, I think Santa should bring the Housewives of Cross Stitch a video cam recorder! 😂😂😂 🎅🏻 Thank you for sharing!

[@tammybunge5615]

Yay!!! I can't wait to try this!!! Cheaper than the expensive fabric I'm buying now

[@marcies423]

Thank you ladies. I will be trying this soon. You guys are always the best.

[@braziliangirlcrafts9905]

Thank you so much for the tutorial, I'll been looking for instant coffee next time I go grocery shopping! 😉

[@daviskathi1233]

Thanks for doing this,i wondered how that was all done.I've done tea dying in the past,but never mixed with coffee.I like the way that turned out.Could you possibly save the solution and use it again?? Although i do have several hydrangea bushes that would be happy to drink it as well. Oh and i now found another use for that big pot that takes up shelf space in the garage!!! LOL

[@myalabamahome1125]

Watching this again! Working on my first batch of tea/coffee dyed fabrics. Thanks for another great video! :)

[@flowerandlinen]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. (Seriously, how can anyone give you a thumbs down?) you gals are awesome.

[@moosemom2010]

Great tutorial! I love watching you both! ❤️

[@jcatloverd.7671]

Thank you that was very interesting and informative. What I didn't catch is what is the type of fabric??

[@alanarock2056]

Thank you x 100! I loved your video and can't wait to do this. I love all of your videos! You gals are great!

[@stitchingworldwithjulia9529]

Wow that was something new to learn! Had no idea about oven in the end of process. Do I have to wash canvas after or color not shade after washing?

[@twinklestitch0150]

I loved your video ..... Do you have a pic of what it looks like stitched on ?

[@BethAnn1145]

You have both inspired me I don't have coffee but I'm doing it just with straight T and I'm not going to bake this first batch because I don't have parchment paper and I don't know if you can put it on the tin foil so I'm just going to do Straight T die and then let it dry but I'm going to experiment and then I'm going to try it with the coffee next month when I can go someplace and get it cheaper but I love the color of the fabric and it's like so right up my alley with looking antiquey and old and it's great thank you so so much you too.

[@lisabates6903]

Love this, thank you again for the great video. One question.....Priscilla, do you pour the coffee/tea water in your gardens in the winter months as well? (No wonder your gardens look so fabulous, lol!!!) You two are awesome, you make me laugh every time I watch you!

[@kimtanner2173]

Thank you!! Was so excited to see this process!! Love you guys!!!

[@cindyperez9964]

So helpful! Thank you for sharing your tips. 💕

[@LovesRubberstampsNeedleCrafts]

You guys did great on your tutorial! Thank you I will be trying this out :)

[@suddenlyjoy]

Thank you for this tutorial. I followed along and did this to my Halloween project fabric last night. It turned out great!

[@willowcoulter8274]

Thanks for the tutorial. You made it seem easy enough for even me to try.

[@gingram110]

Finally I got around to dying Monaco today using your tutorial. The result was perfect! Thank you for making this video and holding my hand through the process.

[@tingilya]

Thank you for this! Can’t wait to try it. It looks much easier than I feared it would be.

[@Cheryl_Loves_Purple]

Hmm, ive tea dyed & coffee dyed but never both mixed together, i think ill try this method. I just coffee stained fabric recently & baked it in the oven but i put some mixture in a spray bottle & kept taking it out & re spraying it til i got what i wanted. The fabric looked like pasta sheets when you first took it out of the pot onto the sheets, lol.

[@Queenstreetcrochet]

Thank you for the tutorial. You guys are so cute!

[@kathleenstroddentrail2798]

Thanks ladies! Dyed some fabric this am, turned out great! 😘