How to Dye Fabric: Natural Dyeing with Turmeric & Cabbage

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[@hummerklein2567]

I watched the red cabbage and you have to cool the liquid for the dye to stay purple or sometimes blue ish

[@aminjauharyamin4517]

She is honest and genuine, although the color from cabbage dint turn well, she tell us the result.

[@miahan8988]

That yellow is the dream colour I was never able to find at the fabric store 😍😍😍 definitely doing that with my linen, thank you so much for this wonderful video! 🤗🤗 p.s. how do I stabilise the colour so it doesn’t wash off/dye other fabrics? D:

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You can try using dye fixative.

[@eternalrain9233]

Habiscus leaves would work better than the cabbage

[@onlinefabricstore]

Noted. Thank you!

[@mitalk7272]

Hibiscus Leaves are green in colour so how can it be a substitute for Purple Cabbage??

[@sarahmarin3203]

Thanks for the demonstration and the clear instructions. I was looking with a cheap and easy way to dye a few costume pieces and yours is the first tutorial I found that was concise, didn't require specialty store product (i.e. "To begin dying at home, buy some fabric dye!"), and showed the results clearly with full disclosure about what did and didn't work. I really appreciate it!

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Thanks Sarah!

[@chrisiden1]

i just used Tumeric to dye my white shoelaces to yellow! they look great in my white sneakers! my hints: use i 1/2 cup warm water add little turmeric soak for 20 minutes, rinse in cold water and wa la!

[@EstellaRJF]

Hope you don’t get stuck in the rain 🌧

[@lowsistem9574]

If you like the purple colour which is my favorite, blend it filter it and deep the clothing with 2 spoons of salt no venigar if you like after filtering cook it 100 degree leave for at leat 2 days and see what comes out of it. If you don't watch both in 90 degree hot water the colours will mix and you won't like it.

[@olawysocka1042]

low sistem does adding salt only makes it purple? I dye paper and got blue colour from the cabbage but would love to get purple

[@lleuadgwyn8598]

How long does the colour last on the fabric? I'm scared that when I try this the colour will fade after washing two times haha

[@lous9132]

you need a mordant for the fabric!

[@amandahowell6446]

Thank you for mentioning the measurements for EVERYTHING!

[@cromana5574]

With the cabbage, you could try heat setting it with an iron before rinsing. I got a lovely lavender silk scarf. Or leave it in over night to absorb the dye.

[@abhilasharangi]

The colour of cabbage changes on heating, so try doing at lower temperature and you will get beautiful purple shade, also the colour changes with change in pH

[@onlinefabricstore]

Thanks for the tip!

[@watergirl91]

So if I want a mustard yellow color how long should I leave the fabric in? Last question how well dose this method if dying work on canvas fabric?

[@Feraloidies]

It works on any natural fibre

[@idratherdance]

Turmeric will typically give intense yellow color, not mustard.

[@varshathorat6021]

Tell me turmaric is remove in sun light ?

[@cupoftea31]

Can you dye with cold dye as well? I want to try it for batik

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I don't think you would be able to get a strong color doing it cold. Using some heat, but not enough to melt the wax might work. We also have a no wax batik video: www.onlinefabricstore.net/makersmill/how-to-dye-fabric-no-wax-batik-technique/

[@Feraloidies]

Using a fixtative helps keep the colours

[@Feraloidies]

@Stella Yang there's a few options, but I've used alum. Works well with turmeric. Not so well with cabbage, which just washes out

[@priyarajasekhar9250]

Can you suggest any local fixative that I can add?

[@Feraloidies]

@@priyarajasekhar9250 I used alum, which is an active ingredient in some antiperspirants. I actually used the contents of a roll on antiperspirant! I couldn't find alum anywhere locally and had a time constraint. Might be easier to find online.

[@3timeslucky566]

@@Feraloidies but surely that is going against using natural dyes in the first place and alum is very bad for your skin

[@Feraloidies]

@@3timeslucky566 so don't put it on your skin

[@sandrasuevung6139]

You did not use salt on tumeric mixture?

[@dahyunwoo2586]

I love your vid! Is it ok if I use bleached cotton yarn? would the result look as bright yellow?

[@onlinefabricstore]

Yes, that should work well!

[@shivaprasadhcgiri1104]

Please show how to dye terricot black pants

[@ompoint7696]

How did the soup taste?

[@northofyou33]

Do you still use salt and vinegar with beets?

[@zeenea_c]

Do I rinse with or without detergent?

[@onlinefabricstore]

I would use a mild detergent, if anything.

[@nishajoshi1849]

Thank you

[@madhukshemkalyani2121]

Gud one

[@giulianarossini8549]

Mettere sottotitoli in italiano sarebbe meglio

[@Eren-Bruda]

Superb work...thnk uh for sharing techniques...btw whe u add salt n vinegar

[@onlinefabricstore]

It helps to open up the fibers in your fabric to receive the dye.

[@森下典樹]

tumeric is insoluble in water...so how do you make a dye？

[@onlinefabricstore]

As long as the turmeric is suspended in the water, (and it will once you stir it well) it will create an even dye bath.

[@jinachingangbam3232]

I want black colour how to do without black coffee

[@onlinefabricstore]

You can use black rit dye! You can find some here - www.onlinefabricstore.net/product-group-fabric-treatments.aspx?product=fabric-dyes

[@wayankartini2091]

Beets do not give a better result.

[@chrisiden1]

i once got beet juice on my shirt... was so hard to remove i decided to just leave it!

[@idontcarei1]

Wont the turmeric dye turn red after washing with soap?

[@Oness2024]

Epic fail