An expansion of the possibilities of Protein Binders!

This Tutorial is perfect for beginners & experienced dyers. Food Waste dyes offer a wonderful gateway to dyeing for beginners AND The Tutorial instructs on advanced surface design and EcoPrinting with accessible Food Waste!

Included in the Tutorial:

MAKE A RAINBOW OF COLOR FROM ACCESSIBLE FOOD & FOOD WASTE DYES

• Learn everything you’d ever want to know on the very approachable gateway to dyeing: food & food waste color!

• Explore NUMEROUS Protein binders beyond soymilk (suitable for immersion dyeing and as an assist process with alum when EcoPrinting).

• Access my ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN DYE STUDY TRIALS and my labeled Food Waste Dye SPECTRUM Samples.

• If you’ve wanted to try natural dyeing & have felt overwhelmed or cautious this is your moment! - food waste dyes are easy, inexpensive & my tutorial instructs on completely kitchen safe dyeing!

• How to decide what pretreatment is right for your process (dyeing or EcoPrinting) & dyestuff of choice including expectations of color tone and durability depending on your fixative

• Supplies, Tools & Resources including my favorite places to purchase dyeables.

• How to Extract Dye for Immersion Dyeing from food waste dyes such as Onion Skin, Avocado Pit/Skin & Pomegranate Skins, etc. & the different hues achievable depending on the prefixative process. Rinsing/Washing naturally dyed textiles.

• I’m sharing my exact avocado extraction method including all my tips & tricks for the PINKEST POSSIBLE HUES & success even with just a few avocados

• Get directions for multiple fabric pre-treatments ensuring the best color longevity including metal mordants & soymilk (and MORE!).

• Directions for Making Protein Paint- Anywhere the textile is painted with protein paint will absorb the dye more readily creating a design. You can use this technique with any natural color dye bath of choice.

• Learn dye extraction and dyeing procedure, plus after dyeing care for textiles.

• How to creatively EcoPrint Garments with accessible food waste and food bearing plants/tree trimmings and edible garden favorites.

• Additional creative applications for food & food waste printing- Dye holiday table linens/napkins, aprons, socks, garments & gifts for yourself & loved ones!

  AND If you’re hoping to dive even deeper into more food waste dye science including a long list of food waste dyes and endless inspiration:

  My Food Waste Dyes Lesson is FULL of guidance on collecting food waste for dye quickly,

  history, science & inspiration galore on working with Food Waste and Edible plant Dyes- Find it Here.

  *After purchase of this Tutorial you will be emailed automatically with the Digital Download.