Dyeing with onion skins | Ellie Beck

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Natural dyeing & Raffia basket weaving

Introduction

What is raffia?
Safety notes - important
Supplies (3:15)

Prepare your fibres for dyeing

Prepare raffia
Dyeing fabrics
The difference between cellulose and protein fibres
What is a mordant and why do you need one?
Pre-washing or scouring your fabric
Pre-treat cellulose fibre with soya milk (7:49)
Pre-mordant silk with aluminium sulphate (4:49)
Recipe BONUS - pre-tread wooden beads with soya milk

The natural dye recipes

How to dye with Japanese Indigo (7:38)
Dyeing with avocado seeds and skins (20:40)
Dyeing raffia and fabric with pomegranate skins (13:17)
Dyeing raffia with tea
How to dye with hopi black sunflower seeds

Bonus dye recipes

Turmeric, Onion skins & Alder cones (2:43)
Dye with turmeric
Dyeing with onion skins
Dyeing with alder cones

Basket weaving with naturally dyed raffia

Starting the centre coil (12:14)
Continuing with long stitch (23:29)
Adding fabric and ribbon (7:33)
Creating sides and shape for your basket (17:17)
Finishing your basket (13:45)

Basket weaving bonus stitches

V-stitch (6:14)
Random stitch (6:17)
Figure 8 Stitch (24:38)
Adding a handle (2:38)

Thank you

I'd love to see what you create!

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