How to Tea Dye Paper

[@CryingPanSFX]

quick tip: I take very slightly moist used black tea bags and dab the paper all around to give a textured and discolored look.

[@fernandagarcia9786]

Nice

[@mehalgogia7206]

PerfectTangent Yeah. I do the same thing. 😉

[@CryingPanSFX]

I'm taking you to court.

[@rose500]

i add cinnamon in the coffee and dry it in oven they smell lovely

[@MrRogertje]

Great idea, i used to to it with only water when i was a kid. Just make it wet and let it dry, then roll it up (tight) and lit both ends and blow it out immediately to have a 'treasure map' look. Def going to try this with tea too, thanks!

[@alphagamer5958]

Kapski NL saaaaaaaame I loved making treasure maps...ahh childhood was super fun

[@torivolz7523]

I used to do that too I loved how old paper looked

[@nivalives1577]

I used to make those treasure maps to that way, what a blast from the past.

[@lilacpetals2006]

You were creative lmao i just crumpled a piece of paper when i created treasure maps

[@crosspecans]

we call that cheese clothe in texas. muslin is tighter weave and used in quilting. loved your video. thanks

[@shrektrump8212]

It's 9 o'clock. I'm supposed to be studying for history finals. instead I'm watching how to tea dye paper. what the hell.

[@fernandagarcia9786]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@lillys7438]

omg same it's 9:00 and I should be doing hw but oh well lol

[@centipedesandcigarettes]

Shrek Trump b same but its 11:00 xD

[@dayitakundu]

Shrek Trump its 10:30 and im right now lying in my bed. Mom and dad are having dinner downstairs and im watching this.

[@DellaZA]

Haha! I'm supposed to be finishing my assignments, instead I am dyeing paper!😂😂

[@ladyamaranth]

AWESOME! This will be GREAT for my Book of Shadows... thank you!

[@yanderechan4209]

What's it about of I may ask

[@WickedVamp86]

That's why I'm watching this video too!!!

[@lovefromems]

Yandere Chan it’s witchcraft👍

[@itsmoiss]

SAAME Hahahha

[@user-xq9cx9ky9m]

@@yanderechan4209a Book of Shadows is the name some witches call their personal journals or where they write about their craft.

[@gayemarianesfox2405]

I wanted to tell you that I followed your instructions and I love how my papers came out! I’ve never tea dyed before. Thank you for your great tutorial!

[@danieljackson2301]

Making stuff like antique books or aging paper is really nice because anyone can do it and it's really easy to do.If you are like me i love antiques and old objects so this video is really good.

[@neild169]

This is just what i have been looking for, my daughter writes short stories [manga] and this old paper look method will look great in an old looking wooden book/binder ive made. Thanks for this video and the time you put into it

[@silverymoon988]

Thanks for tips on vintage style paper using tea dye. I can't wait to try it myself. You explained it all really clearly. Cheers!

[@21_f_aus]

Nice, I'll be doing this with coffee. I love vintage looking stuff and I'm 28 i don't know really anyone my age who lies the same as myself same with genealogy. Thanks for this I'll definitely be giving this a go :)

[@ElaineDarlingtonBrown]

I find spraying the sheets individually, gives a lovely authentic, dappled effect. Also, add a couple of drops of essential oil to the mix, to stop any 'lurgy' developing.

[@whiteveils1902]

I wanted to do this for a school project. It came out wonderful. Thank you very much.

[@RandomJackieXD]

I did the same thing but with dark coffee and I microwaved it on a flat plate that fit the patter for 30-60 seconds and it came out the same!

[@ZodeTV]

Blueberry spicehead it was to flat

[@lilacpetals2006]

Appa!

[@ritsnups]

🦁🦁

[@Emmett--Draws]

This will work perfectly for a d&d prop grimoire!! Thank you! :)

[@gwenmangelson]

in the USA its called cheese cloth not muslin- just so people know

[@jessicajordan1280]

Gwen Mangelson no, it's muslin for sure. I buy it all of the time.

[@GonexWithxAxTwinge]

jessica jordan I live in a different part of the U.S and its called cheese cloth here so..

[@jessicajordan1280]

Then you can say "well where I live it is called this" instead of saying it's not called muslin

[@jessicajordan1280]

But we both did that

[@avasondupay6831]

Gwen Mangelson I've heard both muslin and cheese cloth (cheese cloth from family and others and muslin from my fabric arts class)

[@mafaldaaahoran]

This is the best tea dying video I've seen!

[@HandmadebyDiana]

hey there, from another Aussie, I havent got a clue about the difference between cheese cloth and muslin, so I'm just gonna use tea bags! LOL but i do have a question through hun, does the tea make the paper smell? And do yout hink it would be a nice adition to spray the paper while wet with some fav purfume so when it dries it smells pretty? Diana xx

[@kimk5332]

I've tea dyed fabric before, using a French Vanilla flavoured tea, and it smelled real pretty for awhile. Regular tea seemed to have a neutral smell. Haven't tried paper yet though.

[@StampinStuff01]

It does smell slightly of tea but after a few weeks you don't smell it again so you could spray them.

[@StampinStuff01]

If you have a Spotlight in your area, go there and ask for muslin used for cooking and they will give you the right stuff. It is about $2/m

[@lilyfultz9702]

StampinStuff01 ~ Is it also referred to as "Cheesecloth"? Thank you too for sharing your experience & knowledge because it's much appreciated.

[@kimk5332]

+Lily Fultz It depends on what type of cheesecloth you can get in your area. I'm in Canada, and the cheesecloth I've found has a very loose weave so the tea leaves would go right through it. As +Handmade by Diana suggested, tea bags would work fine as well. Any fabric that will allow the liquid to go through but stop the tea leaves. A fine strainer would also work. Hope this helps!

[@StampinStuff01]

A couple people have already asked this in the comments below. You will need to test it and see what works best but maybe try dying it and crinkling it then use an iron to flatten it back out so it runs through the printer. That will make it flat but you will still have an aged crinkle look.

[@ManiacalSurgeon]

Hey, this is a very informative video! I was wondering if you could send the paper through a printer to be printed on and what the effects of the tea did to the inking process. Would you have to print it off first then do the tea procedure or do you soak the paper then print it? Thank you!!

[@LeighPogue]

Thank you. I enjoyed this short tutorial. It was easy & straight to the point.

[@mika4moon]

I am putting the paper first then poring tea over it. This prevents bubles. Also if you pour tea in between you can put as much as paper you want on top of the others. Putting things with a nice smell while tea brews is a good way to make scented papers. I sometimes hang the papers to cloth line to dry, but when i soak too much paper in tea, i just lay them to our balcony floor. I need lots of paper since i make notebooks. And i mostly use regular a4 paper.

[@Jamjamsart]

what about staining the pages of a sketch book without having to tear them out? i'm making a replica of a journal from the cartoon Gravity Falls and i want to make the pages look old, like they are in the show, but don't know how to stain them without taking them out of the bindings.

[@kimvyn.1238]

you could pour the tea solution onto the pages of the book and wait for it to dry that way

[@AliciaMagicBoogie]

Doodle Bags Gravity Falls is AWESOME!! Would love to see your finished project. Good luck! :)

[@Jamjamsart]

***** i'm acually doing a tutorial on how i made it. :D will be in two parts. part one will be the outside of the book and part two will be the inside. part one is almost done. just gotta paint the back and get a few things glued onto it.

[@Jamjamsart]

***** so yeah. that will be up on my channel soon. i'm rooting for sometime next week. :)

[@AliciaMagicBoogie]

Sweet!

[@high420dee]

This is actually one of the best tea dying videos I've seen...Thanks:D

[@amara.nthine]

I am so jealous of your blue heathen! I could only find pink ones. Nice, easy to follow tutorial, tyfs :)

[@fantyan5915]

If i want the paper to be strait and not crumpled do i just leave it to dry without crumpling it? Sorry if my spelling is wrong inglish is my second language ☺️

[@akashramteke3948]

Fantyan ! Yes

[@farinasharif5556]

this was very helpful for my daughters school project.I highly recommend this video!!!

[@pragyapandey24]

farina SHARIF did u right before aging the papers or after doing so?......cuz i also want to use it for the project😁

[@pureBear1]

Thank you so much, i was having a hard time coming up with a creative scrapbook idea for my summer reading for history, this is perfect

[@Cynergific]

Great tutorial. One thing, in the U.S., the material you used is called cheese cloth. Muslin is much more closely woven here.

[@Mononoke99]

I have a question, if I were to not crinkle the paper, would it turn out flat? I have books that were soaked by water once and they became all wrinkly. It would be nice to have brown paper instead of plain white paper for once. Lovely tutorial.

[@kimberlyjackson4058]

So thats wat i did wrong. My tea was too light colored. I made a small apothacary shelf an i dyed my tiny scrolls but they were very light.i need darker tea it seems. Wat is the best tea flavor to use to get a nice old look with??

[@breadandicecream]

It must also smell amazing.

[@megscorner3596]

Thank you so much! I am using tea stained paper for my NHD project and this really helped!

[@riteasrain]

Teabags are fun to dribble too to get more splotches and textured paper.

[@nekodelvinlaste9169]

i love your little blue and green tickets said 'joy' or 'bliss' with the bird on them . where did you find it ? is there any chance can i find it online ? please let me know !

[@Dracona64]

I have some pomegranate tea I'm thinking of using to give the paper a bit of a pink-ish tinge. Think that will work?

[@skylarmarroquin9455]

Hi StampinStuff I was wondering where you could put the paper when your done, like do you get binding or is there a way to make a binding, I just need some tips. This is awesome please respond!

[@IllegalTacos]

Should you always do this BEFORE writing on the paper, or is it possible to tea-stain paper which has been written on and the ink is well dried (ie. several weeks old)?

[@StampinStuff01]

You may need to experiment but I expect so. Just don't scrunch it while it is wet or if you do, run over it with an iron to flatten it out again but still leave the lines where the scrunches used to be.

[@tess8110]

Actually Muslin isn't used in cooking that would be cheesecloth and its a totally different fabric, cheesecloth is a cotton loosely woven fabric used for draining cheeses and straining things in cooking and also for wiping down cars. You cannot make garments from cheesecloth it is like a gauze bandage only bigger. Muslin is a tightly woven cotton fabric that was in the old days know as "sheeting". Muslin was the common peoples cloth of choice for garments and bedding. It was most often kept in its natural pale beige state and you can sometimes see dark brown flecks in the cloth an bumps from the weaving.

[@StampinStuff01]

Muslin is what we call it in Australia. Cheesecloth in Australia is tightly woven and wouldn't work for this.

[@zynzane9680]

Some people have trouble with the concept that there are other countries in the world where people might call things different names, don't they? Thanks for the video! Sorry for all the dumb comments.

[@pragyapandey24]

Tonia Samples woo u possess lot of info rgarding

[@TheLakingc]

What if you scrunch the paper first? Maybe it would have more effect in the creases.

[@OfficialJuishii]

after doing this, do you think its possible to play with the paper? i mean because i'd like to make paper roses but i also want that old feel to the paper so i was thinking of doing this first and then shaping the paper into paper roses. would it work or would it break easily?

[@marcustulliuscicero9512]

1: Does it make the paper weaker, or not last as long over time? 2: If I were to dye a whole book but I don't want it to be wrinkled, just have the color, would I have to press it with heavy weights while they dry and have something, like cloth, between the pages to stop from sticking?

[@TheLakingc]

Marcus Tullius Cicero iron them after dry

[@Castan97]

Hey there!! Really well done!! I tried it and it worked perfectly!! I just needed 13 Tea bags but it worked very well!! Really cool~!! thnks much~

[@grettatamlyn9641]

no need to soak it, Use teabgas, make your tea with tea bags leave to brew until just warm, then ring out tea bag and wipe over the paper until covered turn over and repeat, use a peg to hang on a string line to dry or use a heat gun or hairdryer Look more medieval if you tear down each side to make the edge uneven, before you start. If making for a journal, you could dye all pages then put together and cut each edge with bread knifen but be careful you dont cut yourelf. UK tea may be stronger than elswhere. This method seems to leave the pages crinkly with out ctumbling them first

[@ljc.youtube]

I like the binder you show in the thumbnail for this video, do you remember the name of it or where to purchase one? thank you.

[@StampinStuff01]

I'm not sure how this would go Natalia because the pages are likely to stick together and stick. If I put too many pieces in one bowl and there isn't space between each sheet it ends up not dying or leaving blank spots.

[@TheLakingc]

StampinStuff01 i saw another video where she slowly added each sheet, then more brewed tea then more paper until she had a roaster full. She dried hers on cookie sheets in the oven, low temp a few minutes. Then she ironed them! Sounds like a day's project, but then it is done. It can be done, just carefully.

[@pibell1759]

If you have a drawing on it with like a pen would the drawing wash off or fade when you put it in tea?

[@elkeartsandcrafts]

I have successfully used tea to dye fabric, but not paper. What do you mean by printer paper. Is it the same as copy paper? As I am from England I wondered if it is just a case of terminology, or is there a difference in the thickness. I like the screwed-up effect and think it would also look good once inked over to pick up another colour. Thank you for sharing. x

[@JustCallMeMeghan]

Can you dye more than one sheet at a time, as in popping 5 sheets into the tea all at once?

[@lucie983]

Yes, if your surface is larger you can. As long as you dont put the sheets over one another, because it'll be really difficult to get them out without ripping them if they're stuck together :). Put them in a larger container maybe so that you can put them next to each other without worrying about them touching each other ❤🦋

[@sergiugabriel3996]

That is printer paper. Which is very very thin. I am using drawing paper, about 2.5-3 printer paper sheets thick. What should I expect? I understand that with dyeing comes expanding so it will get thicker, right?

[@gracegrace790]

I made a lot of this full 500 sheets pack ( yes my back is in pain) and the paper of course won't dry it's been 24 hours...I got tired and put it in the oven all was ok but my neighbour has a habit of being a slammer ..slamming doors all hours asked them to stop. I got bored of waiting for paper to dry put in oven some edges burnt had to remove it.yet it gave 3 sheets a nice burnt edged look so not so unhappy. is there another way of drying them quicker? it's taking forever for 500 sheets. wondering will they ever dry out.

[@nehela1]

I always bake mine on a cookie sheet at 170°c for 2 minutes or till i can see the page curling . I made 150 pages in half an hour since the oven gets really hot always keep an eye on your pages.

[@sraza74]

I am working on something with my little one, and we are looking for this type of an effect, the problem is that we need to printout his essay on it first as the crinkled paper wouldnt go through the printer itself, any tips on how to not lose the ink from the printouts?

[@madmax3223]

you got a new subscriber!!! ive been wanting to make a cool journal for years!!!!

[@alissaguardiola9590]

Once it's dried, will I be able to make it into a cone shape ?

[@rayamallapre]

You can reuse the liquid tea water right..? and will it smell like tea??

[@shabbychicdew]

I noticed you have a different type of binding on your book, can you tell us how it's done?

[@manonplouvier9684]

If you where making a book, do you dye the paper before you print your text or after? If I was making about 20 sheets how many tea bags should I use and what kind of tea bags? Is it possible to use water color paper?

[@brittanyquillian9278]

can i use my printer after i dye the paper?

[@shayford3802]

Yea I think so

[@xxrobohorse64xx]

should i also add sugar and put lemon crumpets on the side?

[@RiyalityStudio]

Can you do this with ink on it before or will it just fade away?

[@valeriaa.s.2984]

If I were to use the tea BAG method how many bags do i us?

[@sammyel-masri1795]

If you want to write on it do you stain it before or aferwards

[@StampinStuff01]

You may need to experiment. You could try dying them then ironing it flat so that you can then print on it and scrunching it again after. Some inks or toner might run once wet too so you might want to check that if you try printing first and dying second.

[@fantyan5915]

After the paper drys will it still be flexible?

[@gwenmangelson]

a question about the printer paper is it acid free? and I always crinkle my paper or fabric before I tea dye it- been tea dying for about 32 years now

[@christenscott655]

when would be the best time to write on the paper before? or after?

[@lei6454]

Can you do this while there is ink (from computer) on the paper?

[@DoloresJRush]

Does the acid in the tea leaves eventually degrade the paper? I mean you wouldn't want to use this paper for say, long term projects like photograph scrapbook albums, right?

[@gorillagaming395]

+Dolores J. Rush no i don't think so I'm about to try it now.

[@zynzane9680]

I agree Dolores, there is a reason scrapbook papers are acid-free, I wouldn't put precious photos or the only copy of a photo on it, but I think this kind of paper is largely used in "junk journals" which use a lot of non-photosafe papers and are not meant for archival purposes. For scrapbook albums, I would only use in an area not touching the photo. But with all the scrapbook paper that is already aged-looking, I don't see why anyone would need to dye their own! Also there are stains, inks, chalks, etc to use on scrapbook paper and embellishments that are already photo-safe.

[@kytyrx]

Can this be done with pre-printed paper? ..or would the ink run? This is a cool idea. Thanks.

[@PP-np4ky]

Can you stain the paper after writing on it or will the ink go everywhere?

[@vireshdhuri4485]

can we do it with something printed on it ? it wont mess up the print right ?

[@jamieallen6358]

Could I crinkle the pages before I dye them? What about once it's totally dry can I crinkle the pages afterward?

[@emily7854]

I heard that if you crinkle the pages before dying them then the crinkles take most of the color, and so it looks really brown in some places. When it's completely dry it's fine to crinkle the pages.

[@jamieallen6358]

Moofy oh that makes sense, thanks!

[@emily7854]

No problem! :)

[@StampinStuff01]

Hi Elaine, yes, in Australia, printer paper is just copy paper. Just the inexpensive stuff you buy from shops in reams.

[@nirajap7494]

New subscriber...loved this idea a lot...looking for ideas found your channel...new to Journaling as well...looking for to try this out..thank you...love from India...

[@em4346]

What if you want to do it for a book? Without having to tear off the pages?

[@CryingPanSFX]

A good way of achieve a Weathered appearance (Not the same as tea Dyeing) is by putting the book in a tumbler and gently tumbling it in some very very fine dry dirt or clay. If the dust gets in all the pages, it adds an excellent "Ancient" feeling to the book.

[@opalprestonshirley1700]

Great video. Does the paper hold up well? Thanks.

[@EVILBUNNY28]

If i wanted to print something out onto these pages. Would I print it out first THEN do the Tea Dying? Or do I Tea Dye the paper THEN print something out on the paper? (Ofc, I'm going to be using a printer)

[@TheLou62]

You could do either, but printing first is the best way to go. Trying to feed this paper through a printer is pretty tough, especially if it's crinkled. Oh, and use a LASER printer. Inkjet will smear the second a speck of water touches it.

[@magnoliasouth]

I'm with Connie and I think (or rather know) printer ink will smear. Standard printer ink, that is. I know there are specialty types out there that I can't even begin to remember what they do, but I've had printer ink smear quite easily. The other problem you'll have is that if wait until after wrinkling, and depending on your printer, it may not print as nicely as you would hope. Here's what I would do... Stain it first, but without the wrinkles, just let it lay flat to dry. Print whatever it is you want and let it set for a day or so and I would even use a hair dryer (or what did she call it in the video? a heat gun or something?) to set the ink well (don't let it get overly hot, just enough to make it desert like, dry and hot). If you have only printed on one side, then face the ink down and slightly and carefully dampen the paper by placing a damp (NOT wet) cloth right on top of it for a few seconds. If it's double sided, you'll simply have to risk it but again, only damp and not wet. Now carefully wrinkle it, without rubbing it together too much; just press it together. I'm willing to bet that this will do exactly what you want.

[@smallsneakers7000]

If you let it dry on its own (cause I don't have a hair dryer or anything like that) how long do you think it would take to dry?

[@Jess-yi4uf]

If you let it air dry by itself it is best to leave it for one day to allow it to fully dry

[@ashley-has-games9811]

If the paper is printed on will the ink bleed while dying the paper? Asking for a friend

[@StampinStuff01]

Yes, pretty much. They just just don't blow as hard as a hair drier. You can also just let them dry naturally.

[@supremerockstar101]

would the tea smudge the ink from my printed work ? or would i have to first do the paper then print my work after?

[@Moostery]

Is there a good way to do it faster than one page every 1-3 minutes? Because if not that's going to be a good few hours worth of time just to make a simple aged book.

[@shelbydecker3843]

I'd get a baking sheet so you can do six at a time and soak them in tea for a couple minutes

[@Nerdosoidexd]

can i put more than one at the same time?

[@StampinStuff01]

You can put multiple pages in the same dish but you need to make sure they don't overlap or they keep the tea from soaking in and you end up with white spots.

[@freshy4688]

+StampinStuff01 Can I write stuff on the paper AFTER the paper is old or I write stuff on the paper BEFORE its old???

[@idashahida1942]

+octavio moreno after

[@Nerdosoidexd]

ok thanks guys

[@caseysilverrose8516]

+Jam M. Puckz the 9,000th I actually printed my story on the paper before I tea-dyed it and it looked really good

[@vebtinkerbellable]

Can ypuvstillll put this in your printer and print on it?i would love to do this to make invatations for a Harry Potter party.

[@marketahlouskova3717]

Should you wait for the tea to cool before using it?

[@geekyravenclaw4211]

No you can do it hot

[@toad7104]

i need a reply quick my paper is due tommorow and its 8/30 Do you draw on it (with a pencil) after or before tea dying??

[@dux2508]

How did you do?

[@StampinStuff01]

I usually do it while it is warm. It gets a bit of a skin on the top when it gets really cold.

[@ryantm6913]

Can you do it after you print on the paper and can you use the paper after is has been stained in a printer

[@JohnMorton721]

While I can't speak for the video author, I know that if you print with an inkjet printer and get it wet your ink will run. It takes a long time for inkjet ink to really cure. Laser printed paper might work better, but I have seen toner flake off. Not sure what your goals are, but using a typewriter on this kind of paper would make a great effect.

[@KhushiTaori172]

I have some yellowish cream colored paper. Do you think it would work?

[@chrisking5176]

When do you write on the paper before or after

[@connorgriffin4561]

does usin a hair dryer work instead of a heat gun

[@StarsKsea]

Yes :) both create heat ;)

[@oskarrolandspets8891]

i use a solution of coffee and acrylic paint to give paper an Oxydated look, but im going to be trying tea as well. good vid

[@isabellacampione]

Can you just cut tea bags open and use the tea leaves in there?

[@geekstronomy3368]

Could you stich the pages into a text block and dye them all in bulk?

[@cosmickestral3304]

I really wanna know what kind of binder the thumbnail is

[@iskramblol1221]

My paper smells like coffee😍I love the smell

[@haileypapaj7841]

We did this but before putting them in the tea we burnt the edges to make them look more treasure map like we also tried putting some coconut oil on our hands and rubbed the paper they turned out pretty cool

[@StampinStuff01]

The ink might run. If you want to ink it after you could try ironing the page first to make it flat again and then giving it a little scrunch after you have inked it.

[@marshanicoll195]

Using rooibos tea and normal fabric. that ok?