Synthetic fabrics do not absorb the dye as well as natural ones do, and they will produce colour shades different to those indicated on the packaging. The final colour will always depend on the ...

There are thousands of natural materials that make glorious colors in fabric, from rhubarb and dahlias to indigo and groundnuts. Natural dyeing is an ancient tradition, and the techniques behind this ...

Manufacturers dye all sorts of 3D printer filaments on their factory lines; why can’t we? [Richard] takes this idea one step further by creating his own custom multicolored reels of nylon. Printing ...

Textiles leave one of the largest water footprints on the planet and dyeing poses an especially big problem. Dye houses in India and China are notorious for not only exhausting local water supplies, ...

Using food scraps and natural materials to dye fabrics in beautiful pastel shades is a growing craft movement. We asked an expert how to get started with natural dyeing at home. Welcome to The ...