Tea Dying

a great natural dye

Posted by michelle G.

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I am allergic to almost everything artifical.

So when it comes to dying cloth, paper or my salt srubs, I use tea. I also dye my lipgloss this way

Its cheap and effective and if you love the smell of tea, its grand.

Fruit teas add a splash of red-purples

Black Teas(like Earl Grey) and a beige-light brown effect

Green teas are mellow, have a uplifting sent and a light yellow-green hue.

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • Tea Bag
  • Hot Water
  • Bowl(s)

Steps (5 steps, 30 minutes)

  1. 1

    first take a few tea bags, I use about three to four.

    place in bowl and add hot water. Let it steep for a bit(5 mins or more) remove tea bags.

    and TADA, dye.

  2. 2

    now to dye paper, place the sheet of paper in a flat square pan. Pour mix over it and shift back and forth.

    take sheet out and hang dry.

    (paper dying works best on card stock)

  3. 3

    dying cloth, easy.

    dip the cloth in the mix. In and out a few times. or if your feeling daring, put it in the mix for about 5 to 10 minutes.

    take the cloth out and hang dry.

  4. 4

    want to add colour to your product?

    soap, scrub or lipgloss?

    just pour a bit into the mix and continue.

  5. 5

    PS. doing all this dying makes your house smell great.