How I dye paper with ONION SKINS

[@TreasureBooks]

How I tea dye my papers - ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED - kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6nLkH2li5qCaMU

[@triciasloft189]

Natasha thank you so much for taking the time to show us. I've been waiting for this video! I'm so excited to try this. Thank you thank you.

[@amandasiddle6571]

Hello Natasha can i just say u are my journal godmother thanku for sharing ur beauty xxx

[@diannedearriel5213]

👁👁. Watched your DYING VIDEO- Thanks for Sharing❣️ 🙋‍♀️ Dianne in Arizona🌵🌵🌵USA

[@JanieAlcove9]

Beautiful. I love all three sets, but am most fond of the reddish colors. I have such a hard time using my dyed paper. What I have started doing is keeping a secret stash of the really amazing ones. That way I don’t feel like I’ve lost the most beautiful ones.

[@alyrobbins5299]

I love that you did this! One Easter weekend 25 yrs ago when my children were little, I was complaining to my mom we couldnt dye eggs because I couldnt really afford a egg coloring kit. She suggested I gather all the onion skins and boil them down to dip my eggs. Beautiful purple eggs! You have brought back to me a wonderful memory. Thank you!

[@calonstanni]

I am just starting on my first junk journal and I've watched maybe a hundred different channels on the subject. I agree with so many of the other comments that I''m reading... YOU have one of the freaking BEST junk-journal channels ever. Actually, Treasure Books is my FAVORITE. THank you for being such a great teacher and sharing all this stuff.

[@TreasureBooks]

Hehe thank you SO much!! It means a lot :)

[@artcano5682]

Ditto

[@GloriaAntonelli]

Lovely papers. FYI the metal of the pan also can change the outcome of the color. Aluminum, stainless steel, etc. In my dyeing class (fine arts fiber degree) we also added rusted nails to vary the color of the dye matter. Thanks for the video.

[@TreasureBooks]

Oh wow, yet ANOTHER variable!!!!!!! Thank you for educating me on this point, I had no idea :) I must try the rusted nails one day too :)

[@MonaLisa-xc5dm]

Oh, rusty nails! Yes, that sounds very exciting too. Thank you!

[@lifeofatruckerswife]

Nails?!?! Thanks for the tip!!!

[@denise6222]

I love ur attitude. ....Don't worry or overthink it, you do you..... crafting should be fun, not stressful. 🙂👍

[@TreasureBooks]

Yes!!!!!! We have enough stress elsewhere, we don't need it in our craft rooms :)

[@robinsutton4952]

My grandmother would dye our Easter eggs with onion skins. Of course as a kid I never appreciated them. Now I long for those days. Thanks for the memories. I’ll be giving this a try.

[@TreasureBooks]

Ah yes, I remember those days too, and those wonderful eggs. So much better looking than most of nowadays egg colours :)

[@Jana-TheCraftyGambler]

Weren’t our grand mothers amazing! My paternal grandmother sewed all of my baby doll and Barbie clothes without a pattern. She made some my clothes as well. She also sewed my bridesmaid dresses for my 1st wedding. Everyone says that I’m “channeling my inner Meme” when I sew. I’m not nearly as talented as she was tho.

[@retset76]

I did this with eggs with my kindergarten students and they loved it!!

[@robinsutton4952]

@@Jana-TheCraftyGambler my maternal grandmother was born in 1897 and paternal in 1898. They lived through the depression on farms (both being young brides). Practicality was a way of life. I’m 65 now and would love to be able to revisit with a better understanding of the life they had. Never take life for granted.

[@robinsutton4952]

@@retset76 I’ll bet they’ll remember that experience years from now.

[@terryt.1643]

That is exactly how I made dye bath for dyeing my wool yarn. One of the most interesting things I found was that cottonwood tree leaves made a beautiful yellow dye. 🥰👍👍

[@sallymander1068]

My friends are really going to think I'm whacked when I ask them to save me their onion skins now, lol! Can't wait to see how you do it with the avocado skins.

[@debk1915]

They all turned out so pretty! I haven’t tried the onion skins before, but will have to try now! Thanks for sharing and the inspiration!

[@57cparks]

Thank you for the video. Those papers came out so very nice. Also, my Mom use to dye eggs for Easter in onion skin and each one would have a different hue. She would enjoy seeing how pretty the papers are .

[@TreasureBooks]

I remember those marvelous Easter eggs from my childhood!

[@57cparks]

@@TreasureBooks Tried the red skin onion and when I saw the beautiful ruby color I was so excited to make some pink pages. However, much to my surprise, they all came out with a green hue. I tried to upload a picture to this post for you to see but it didn't work. I like it, very pretty. Will try again another time to see if I can get pink. Also did a batch of tea and a batch of coffee papers. The coffee papers were very fragile and tore easily. Will be sticking to tea dying moving forward. Thanks again for this video and the tea dying video. Helpful hints and I really like the air drying/no iron method.

[@inguunamelberga8041]

You should check out how Latvians are making Easter eggs with onion skins we also add a bit of vinegar to make colors pop more. Red cabbage makes wonders as well 😉

[@TreasureBooks]

I did this as a child too with my mum :)

[@Gothlite-i1l]

I have been waiting for the video for eons - o.k., maybe a couple of weeks since you said you'd do it, but it seemed like forever. Who knew there was such science involved in onion skins?! The science of nature is so incredible. Thank you so much for doing this and showing us the results. Fantastic as usual.

[@TreasureBooks]

Hehe thank you so much Rachelle!

[@gc0009]

these are the most beautiful dyed papers i saw in my life.

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much :)

[@gailturnerrickman8917]

My high school friend's science project was on dyes. Her display featured hundreds of yarn bows dyed with a multitude of fruits, veggies, nuts, plants, etc. Paper possibilities are endless. Your life story is captured in many beautiful journals I hope.

[@TreasureBooks]

OOh I love it!

[@carolaasen9345]

Oh My Stars! This is so interesting 🤔..... I'm going to try this!!!! Thank you so much 💓

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you Carol 😊

[@jennip8585]

What???!!!! This is amazing!! My Busha used to dye Easter eggs with onion skins, but I never thought of paper. Thank you so much for this!! ❤️🥰

[@TreasureBooks]

Glad it was helpful! Thank YOU Jenni!! I love the word Busha!

[@hunibear6789]

I love the affect on the papers from the onion skin water! Thanks so much for sharing.. I'll definitely be giving this a try!

[@elainet5870]

Very interesting results! I’ve been wanting to try onion dying for a while. Now maybe I will! Thanks for the inspiration! 😃

[@831Miranda]

I'm surprised you didn't add any vinegar or alum to the bath! I just saw a video by Luise Heinzl where she developed a new technique to get very beautiful imprints on the dyed papers - you might like taking a look at it 😀

[@bonnienevills401]

Love all of your papers TFS Hugs Bonnie

[@TheTupesa]

Also the temperature of solution plays important role. As you reached the end, the solution wasn't so dense, but also it was cold. If you let the same solution from the begining to get cold completely without papers in it and then put papers, they wouldn't be coloured so intensly. Well, that was the hipothesis from the easter egg dying experience. Now, I have to test it. Hahhahaahahahahha I really love how you test everything and comment on the results and variables. I'm a physics teacher and I think I will make a homework from your videos ❤️ Task no.1: watch this video 😂😂😂

[@donitamoore8123]

Thank you for sharing this! I have wondered what onion skin dyeing would result in. Such an informative video! I would not have simmered the skins long enough if I had been doing this by myself but now know to leave them longer to get such rich looking results. Again thank you so much for sharing this information and these results! Beautiful papers and I can't wait to try it!!

[@TreasureBooks]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)

[@StandUpForChildrenToday]

I can't believe this didn't cross my mind. I dye my Easter eggs in onion skins since I was little. This is an amazing idea. Thank you so much 🙂💜💖

[@drazil24creations26]

Hi Natasha, I love experimenting w different products/food… yellow onions & coffee are by far my favorites! I have tried avocado… but never seems to get that pinkish color… but I’ll keep trying! Once again thanks for sharing… you truly an inspiration & I 🥰 all your tutorials & shares… sending hugs across the miles ☺️

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you Liz!!! I think the avocados really need a long while simmering away on the stove :)

[@sherryhearington9027]

Very inspiring! I love all the papers and I appreciate you showing us how to dye with onion skins!

[@retset76]

Love dying with natural materials! Thanks for sharing the differences! ❤️

[@rebeccabodine413]

I love love love love this! I do that pooling on purpose so I get varied marks on each page. I don't cook, so I'll need to get friends to save onion skins for me. 😊

[@denisegarcia4435]

Marvelous results! Thank u for sharing this journey with us. Can't wait next video! 🦩🦩🦩

[@Feeoryne]

I noticed that while the solution is hot, the papers are much darker than the ones I add when the solution starts to cool down. I tried it with onions skins avocados, and coffee... Lots of fun, and I hang them from a lingerie cloth pink rack to dry! Thank you for sharing!

[@TreasureBooks]

Oh yes, that makes sense!!

[@rebeccabodine413]

I also like the way you worked through your experiment verbally so people could emulate your process. 😊

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you! 😊

[@florencetovar3351]

Oh Natasha, they all came out beautiful! Thank you so much for this. I’m excited to see the avocado dye one!

[@diannew6066]

Thank you, fun to watch! I've done onion skin dyeing before but never let them simmer so long which might be the reason for my less than really colorful results. I followed along with you and my yellow onion skins have 15 minutes more to simmer and I'm going to give it a go. Just as an aside, the first thing I ever dyed with yellow onion skins were my long gloves I wore to my prom in 1968. In those days wearing gloves was important, but you could only get them in white. I needed them to be cream colored. They came out beautifully.

[@julesiou12]

They have turned out beautifully. I tried to dye with onion skins but got a more pale version and I now realise I didn't simmer for long enough. I'm definitely going to try this again as the colours are stunning. Thank you for showing us x

[@victorialadjadj8592]

A really informative video as always Natasa. I did natural dying as a textile course and it is amazing what you can use! Adding things like salt and vinegar can change the colours too. Try different leaves and flowers too, you don't have to ruin your garden, go scavenge from a field , dandelions are really versatile. Nut shells, tree bark, spices from you larder. Keep the foil from chocolate and put that in the solution whilst boiling, it can brighten the colours. But the truth of it is you can never predict the results because natural dies are just that natural and even the growing conditions of the plant can change things. As you say Natasa, don't be afraid just go for it, you will never make a 'mistake'. But do remember some plants can be toxic so do wear gloves.

[@marilynmccormick3731]

That was all so informative! Aluminum foil brightens? Who would know that! My aunt use to put cinnemon in her coffee when she brewed it, so I'm thinking I might toss some cinnemon sticks in the coffee brewing water for the coffee dyed paper and see if I can have that cinnemon aroma in the paper. Thanks for sharing.🍎🍉🍇🥑🍊

[@Saacibo]

I just love the results😊. They’re all really beautiful. I’m going to keep onion skins from now on 😀

[@line4745]

These papers and doilies look fabulous, I will give this a go, thank you for the inspiration

[@alexaavalos6226]

Thank you! They all came out beautiful. You're very smart, creative and talented!! Can't wait for the avocado video! Love you so much!!

[@TreasureBooks]

You're the best! Thank you :)

[@Weasel0539]

I've been dyeing over the weekend. I dry mine in my dehydrator and i can do many at a time. To get a yellow colour I use white onion skins, sometimes called sweet onions. I'm currently doing red onion today. Avocado is my favourite

[@emmawheeler4624]

Gosh I'm so surprised at the outcome, these are super gorgeous! Worth trying all I think, because will get a different result each time. Thanks for showing us , I can't wait for the avocado one 😊 xxx

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much Emma :)

[@sandrasimard1808]

I'm so happy you back 🤗

[@ludouglas1]

the variation is caused by how the pages touch each other and how much solution can get in. just the very nature of piling pages on top of each other has given some lovely variations so it's great

[@newlifeaj]

WOW !!!!! BEAUTIFUL EFFECT!!!! Thankyou again for all your incredible inspiration and I love your wise advice!!!🥰💚💛🧡

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much!

[@Nancy0162]

What an interesting experiment! I honestly like every single batch outcome. I love the red color effect around the edges. I'm sure you're going to have so much fun using these papers. Tfs!!! Have an awesome day! 😊💗

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much Nancy :)

[@kathleenrothman]

Wow! That's SO Cool ! All the different colours from one batch of skins. I must try now 🤗 Thanks Again Natasha , appreciate it 🌺🥰

[@martiseelye6443]

😲🤔 wow, how interesting. I would have thought the same type of pap÷r would have come out the same. What a fun experiment!

[@marilynmccormick3731]

Fun stuff. I have been saving red & yellow onion skins for this purpose. I have 5 more things on my "to-do" list & then I can do this. Today finally transplanted 4 indoor houseplants, so I can cross that "must-do" off the list.

[@lindasweeney8767]

I watched all three of your paper dying videos this evening and loved them❤. I can’t wait to get started. Have to out and buy avocados 🥑. Yum Guacamole and pretty paper😂. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas.

[@BonesAndButtons]

Brilliant! Just what I needed! Now I need to check out your tea dying video. My pages have been turning out either too brown or just grey and dirty looking. Looking forward to your Avocado video!

[@JoansJunkJournalsAndMore]

This is awesome timing as I have a jar full of onion skins (about 8 or 9 onions) and some garlic skins mixed in also. I would not have thought of putting them in a pot to boil then simmer. I think maybe let the last batch rest in the water longer?! I really love the color that they produced. Also thank you for mentioning business cards, I have some sheets of business cards that are bent so will not go through my printer, now I know a good way to use some up. ☺♥

[@TreasureBooks]

Hi Joan!! That last batch was in the longest haha (overnight) I think that maybe the first batch was the darkest, because the water was hot! Have fun with your experiment!

[@dinagallal8246]

Beautiful 😍😍 thank you so much for ur amazing videos you go straight to the point answering all the questions in our minds and giving always new ideas ❤️❤️❤️

[@MelodyElize]

I really like the idea of adding doilies, business cards and envelopes! I might make my first journal yet, lol! Hugs*

[@shahirahabib2947]

When I’m not watching your videos I’m practicing you magnificent Technieques😊thank you ❤amazing as always 🌹

[@ishitayashipandey1294]

Was waiting for this tutorial for a long time...

[@rowenaroberts813]

Thank you so much for showing us. My favourite would be the yellow pages and all the doilies. But they are all so cool.😻

[@Deborah-pu7qv]

I love to hear you talk! I love these grungy scrolls!!! Some ideas I have are that they could be used as invitations for a party. Or a personalized card or letter. Maybe a party favor! They are fantastic! Thank you for another great idea!!!!

[@diannemount6524]

Never tried onion skins before but results great. Looking forward to seeing how the avocado skins work. Thanks for great video.

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much Dianne :)

[@NDW1955]

This is fascinating. I’m most surprised at the difference in color, within the same batch.

[@kristinnajar8089]

Love the variety! It's really fun to see how they end up; I have a jar of onion skins, mixed colors--I may try them separate at some point, but I'm not going to worry about it, I think they're all gorgeous. Thanks for sharing, take care!

[@TreasureBooks]

After doing this experiment, I say, don't even bother separating them hehe. Just throw them all in and enjoy the marvelous results! Thank you for watching :)

[@melinaz3385]

boiled your eggs in onion skin water! (use a touch of vinegar in the water this helps.) We've done this, but I never thought to use the water to dye art paper! wonderful idea.

[@harrietthompson189]

I’m so happy I found this video, been wondering how to dye with onion skin!

[@leslikuyweski4576]

I love how they turned out! I'm going to save my onion skins now. Thanks for the tutorial. Your videos are always inspiring!

[@TreasureBooks]

Yay! Thank you!

[@aprilcarter749]

Your papers are beautiful love how they turned those pretty colors from dark to light. Never tried this but I’m going to now I think this is better then food coloring. Thanks for sharing 🥳❣️

[@novallasuter5265]

Love the dye videos.

[@debsvintagediy]

Your videos are always inspiring and as I’ve said before it’s wonderful to hear an Aussie accent!!!!

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you lovely Debbie :)

[@sevenhawks3020]

So beautiful! I’m going to try this for sure. Your videos truly inspire me. Thank you for taking the time to share your skills.

[@TreasureBooks]

Thanks so much 😊

[@velvetspicer1962]

Fabulous! I can't wait to start collecting onion skins. I'll save shallot skins too to see how they work. TFS

[@jennieadamsMM]

Thank you so much for sharing your process❣️ I can’t wait to start saving onion skins! 🤗💕🦋

[@kellyaguilar6519]

I love the differences in color... Berry interesting.. have u used anything else to dye papers? Besides tea.. I was thinking red Delicious apples might produce a gorgeously colored red or pink? Maybe some cinnamon for browns or gold... Oh my head is spinning w ideas!!!!

[@kellyaguilar6519]

Can I make a request.. for the 🍎 cinnamon papers.. I bet they smell amazing in too! Oooooo! This sounds so much fun. If I made that here thou my landlord would stroke!?! But we must play.. us mixed media artists especially! ♥️🤎❤️💛

[@Jana-TheCraftyGambler]

That coloring page is one I just finished coloring with glitter gel pens. How funny!

[@TreasureBooks]

ohh interesting!!

[@KimGibsonfiberlover]

Really lovely, I too dye fabrics, and onion skin is a favorite! Such rich color for so little effort!

[@myzanyself]

I love how your process videos! You cover so many different topics and give me so much to think about! Thank you so much for sharing this dye technique! 💜💜💜

[@happymaker2243]

The papers are beautiful. I am going to start saving onion skins. I am excited to try this. Thank you for sharing.

[@NancyLynn]

OMG, Natasha, the different results were soooooo interesting and beautiful! So happy you shared, not only the process, but the results! Thank you so much! Gentle hugs from Canada

[@Jackie-ox6zk]

Thank you Your so creative I love all your tutorials💕🌟✨💫

[@itsgettingold]

We boil eggs in onion skins. It turns them a lovely shade of brown and it's how we tell the difference in the fridge between boiled and fresh eggs. The boiled eggs do not taste of onion nor pick up the dye, unless the egg shell cracked a bit.

[@LittleWillie1000]

One year many years ago I put egg right in with the yellow onion skins. Wow. I had one mahogany colored egg.

[@nicoledemana]

What amazing colours I have used tea bags and coffee stained paper but off to buy onions and avocado’s I think it is superb how you can dye paper with natural dyes looking forward to the next exciting dye vid you Rock.

[@shabbyrosecreationsbykem]

Wow, I find it amazing how they turned out. I thought the exact opposite of how they came out. This was so interesting to watch. I loved this video. TFS💜🦋

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much!

[@susanthomas7722]

Thank you! Once again you provide clear instructions in an interesting way! Love the “you do you” and “play and have fun”!

[@cindihoskins5728]

I love all of these!!! So beautiful!! I cannot wait to save my onion skins!!! ❤️❤️

[@lindaschillers6405]

thank you so much for this very informative and helpful video on dying with onion skins! it's wonderful.

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much Linda :)

[@bbsclosetcreations]

Absolutely adore how beautiful these came out 🥰❤ Natasa I had been waiting for your paper dyeing process for the longest time and so happy to see you uploading and sharing these lovely tips with us ❤ you are absolutely blessed with amazing talent. Love how they all turned out !

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much! :)))

[@bbsclosetcreations]

@@TreasureBooks welcome dear !! Hope you are well ❤🦋

[@debrachase2952]

Thanks so much! Really enjoyed the video!!!!! Love the onion skin better than coffee or tea! Thank you

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much :) I think I like it better too :)

[@lauriedrinkard6063]

Another wonderful video! You are so thorough and easy to understand in your explanations. Thank you so much.

[@lorifitzgibbon3085]

Thanks for a great video. Something you may not have thought about is the soil the onions were in and how they were dried before you bought them. Soils can make a difference from year to year. It's beautiful paper, all of it, so unique and colorful

[@3rdeyeopen802]

Very interesting with beautiful results! Fabulous! 👍❤

[@TreasureBooks]

Thanks so much 😊

[@nevilgrubb]

That Diamond. Shape you found on the one set of papers was probably from sitting in the bottom of the pan. Check your Pan and see if it doesn’t match up! Excellent video…..you are such a wonderful teacher!

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much!! It was from the pan haha

[@eileenthomas9983]

So interesting - I love the way you have showed in detail the various onion skin colours. It’s magic in the making.🌷🦋🌹

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much 😊

[@stephennepereira8997]

Wonderful results! The colours are really lovely. Will definitely try the onion skins. I've done beetroot and it gives beautiful pink shades.

[@bette-annflood835]

I have my bag of skins started. Can't wait to have enough saved to do. Yours are beautiful

[@pauletteliddell2923]

Those are so beautiful. I haven't tried onion skins yet Love the papers. Thanks for sharing.

[@texicanwife]

Thank you for being such a wonderful inspiration! Love onion skin dyying. It makes such lovely paper.

[@Lucius.Hercules]

This is very cool! I think the colour gradient comes from different amounts of oxidation. It also might be acidity or a combination of the two interacting with the tannins.

[@angelaharrison4965]

The papers turned out beautifully! I was really surprised by how each bundle was different and I was wrong in my guess of how I thought the end result would be! I think you have a Midas touch in your work. I have yet to watch a video that was not beautiful! Thank you for inspiring me to try it myself and as you said, "You do you!" Thank you! :-)

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much Angela!!

[@josievanotterlo5191]

I love this! I like how it is a surprise in colors with the different papers. Nice outcome.

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@eileennielsen3607]

Yeah!! I'be been waiting for the onions! Thank you so much😁 The variances are amazing! Esp. the one you didn't know what happened (diamond shape)!? Love this, now onto the avacado😁😆😊! Thanks soo much Natasa.

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you Eileen!!!

[@jackieburnett6881]

Wow! Natasha! This beautiful paper is amazing! Love the dolly’s. Ty s much!

[@Meanne77]

Beautiful colors and so cool effects all around! I've been putting aside yellow/red onions, shallot and white garlic skins for a while now, i've probably have enough to do a batch (i think i'll just throw them all together), i'm waiting to have 1. time and 2. nice and steady enough weather to dry them outside. Can't wait!

[@TreasureBooks]

I love it!!! Yes, just chuck them all in together and experiment away! You can't go wrong :)

[@fiberfancies]

Cool idea, thank you! I made some dyed papers with avocado skins; when you boil those, they turn the water pink! One trick I learned is to fill the pan with dye and papers, then put into a low oven and bake until the water is all absorbed. And yes, different layers will have different results. I will try this with red onion skins next!

[@TreasureBooks]

That is such a fabulous idea, and I must try it at once!! I will try this method with my next dying process! I bet baking the paper will make it darker too :)

[@marilynmccormick3731]

I never heard that idea till now. It must work if you say so. Maybe that's the trick to getting darker color?

[@KatsLivnLarge]

Love all the papers.

[@KateriBurnett]

Heeellooo Natasha😊, Wow! This is amazing. I’ve never done onion skins before heard of it but never tried it. It would take me a year to get that many skins. I will try this. Very beautiful papers.

[@bellnorton1691]

Love the effect for all the work you put into them.