Paper dyeing techniques

Paper dyeing is not unlike dyeing textiles. Paper is, similar in its makeup to cellulose fibers, which are textiles made from plants like cotton and linen. Paper is made from trees, a plant.

In this blog post I’ll show you how to dye paper with homemade plant dyes. The pink dye is made from avocado skins and the yellow is from pomegranate skins. With just a few tweaks to my usual fabric dyeing method, we can easily dye paper. Can you see the patterns on the pink paper?...

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Taking paper scraps and recycling them into plain, but lovely, handmade paper is fun all by itself. After a few times though, you’ll likely want to spice things up a bit and broaden your horizons, but how? Step your hobby up a notch with the addition of color! How do you add color to handmade paper?

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Avocado dye produces a beautiful blush pink colour on most paper and ribbon. It is an easy non-toxic natural dye that I have been using for some time for my mixed media art projects. This ribbon wa…

I took my time when creating these dye samples. I gathered plenty of yellow onion skins to fill my dye pot completely. I added water to my pot, boiled the skins for 30 minutes, and allowed the skins to soak in the bath for a few days. I strained the skins from the bath and added my (pre wet) fabric. I brought the dye bath back to a boil for 30 mins with my fabric, keeping an eye on the surface making sure to release any air bubbles from the fabric. I allowed the fabric to soak in the bath…