A few weeks ago I posted about my quilting obsession. I haven't even begun to think about starting my first quilt partially because I don't have a lot of quilting materials, but I have been experimenting in dying my own fabric the old natural way. I was first inspired by this post by Folk Fibers. So I started collecting onion skins, both red and yellow, storing them away until I had enough to dye some cotton fabric.
It's a pretty simple process. You boil the onion skins in water for about an hour. Remove the skins and add the presoaked fabric. I let mine sit for 2 days in the dye, rinsed it out and then washed and dried my newly dyed fabric. I recommend air drying your fabric. I dried mine in the dryer because it was "blowing a gale" outside, literally (that's a little local outer banks language for you folks.) The dryer bleached out my beautiful mustard color a bit, leaving the cotton more a beige/light yellow in color.
More on Natural Dyes here:
http://blog.freepeople.com/2012/11/diy-natural-dyes-2/
http://blog.freepeople.com/2011/08/diy-natural-dyes/
http://blog.freepeople.com/2009/07/make-your-own-natural-dyes/
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/crafts/crafts-basics/naturaldyes.html
http://blog.freepeople.com/2009/07/make-your-own-natural-dyes/
And this one's just for fun. Love the Paint By Number.
http://blog.freepeople.com/2009/05/portable-picnic/
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