r/naturaldye

Yellow is cool, I like yellow, but every plant I've tried makes yellow

I have too many yellow swatches

Can anyone suggests some plants that make any other color than yellow?

After making a purchase at the site, thedreamjoint.Comi had made the order but wasn't sure if I had done the cash app right, and so I had to write them asking about of they had received it yet, and all the messages up to the point of payment, I was getting good prompt replies.. and now since I was able to have the payment go thru and paid them , I haven't heard any thing back since and that was yesterday, they won't respond to me at all...

I even wrote this after not hearing back from them ....(Yes I know it's a long letter, so to this of you who are still here at the end of it,I appreciate u.)

Sorry to bother, just wanting  to know if a, u got my payment b, when u would have a tracking number for me and c, if I was m in Socal , how long on average it usually takes t ok get my parcel... See in 2024 I ordered from a different company and let me just say the product was... Of the highest quality... Amazing. So the beginning of 2025,I returned for more of the same kind but unfortunately when I received it there was definitely something wrong with the batch .I even changed all my processing equipment and everything else involved to make sure that it wasn't something that I had done wrong ,before I had gotten hold of the vendor... And sure enough ,after even having my man triple check the entire process and then going through the rest of it with me as we made the rest of it together neither of us could seem to find any reason why there is a problem with the product. So the company decided that they would send me $250 g of some Mexican root bark it may not have turned out green but it was absolutely terrible I still have the last 50 g of it in my drawer it was that bad it was like this horribly dirty and product that wasn't the right color at all it ruined all my textiles losing product in the process and he told me if I want to wait and I return to buy more of the first stuff that I like so much that he would either give me a discount or send me some extra bark for all the trouble because when I had gotten a hold of him about the first batch that was no good unfortunately due to tariffs and regulations at the time they couldn't get any of that stuff over in the US yet all they had was the Mexican bark I know why he sent me as much of it as he did it was complete trash I couldn't even use any of it was horrible... So I got a hold of him after I saw an update on their website very recently and wanted to order some and I inquired about what he had told me he would do if I was able to wait around and return to buy some once they could send it out here. And I got dicked around. So I wanted a refund cuz they're saying that they had to wait a few days because they weren't sure if they had gotten the shipment to the US yet and so I told him you know what I have waited over a year just to get my medicine from you guys and now that I paid you trying to tell me that now you're not sure I just don't I don't want anything from my store I just want a refund.. And after a FEW DAYS, Finally got issued a full refund. And after reading your reviews in reddit ,about how great of a store u are, decided to take my refund to you!:) so here we are. So if I seem like I'm bugging about anything it's just because I have not only been waiting soooooo long just to get some medicine but can't help but be a little gun shy .. since this is my first time here I maybe ultra sketched untill I have it in hand... So I apologize if I seem paranoid  it's just been one thing after another and when I refer to it as medicine... medicine my heart and head need. And have needed so the idea that once again I won't be able to end up with any of it...agsin

..also the refund I received was all the cash I have to spend on  this for a while. So I had one  shot and I just don't want to blow it. I'm sure u understand.

<3betsy

Mush luv

Please tell me something good about this situation..like,not to worry, sometimes he does that .or idk..I just found it strange as soon as I got the payebt to work I just haven't heard from him since.I'm sure y'all understand no one likes getting taken advantage of...:(

There are two colours from the Viking age, a red and a yellow, that cannot currently be associated with any dye material.

So if any of you are up to do some experimenting, here is what they would like you to do.

Hi all! I’m trying to dye some white undergarments (100% cotton) to a sort of nude color. I recently put a bra through a mostly spent yellow onion skin bath that also had been mixed accidentally with some avocado pits/peels dye, which ended up giving a pinky, almost nude color, but not quite the right undertones.

wondering if anyone has ideas to try for my next experiment - tea? Red onion skins? A mix with some other things? Curious if anyone else has tried this experiment. Thanks!

I’m looking to undertake a project, dyeing a waxed, high strength, twill vest. It is currently a dark camo pattern, and my hope is to lighten it enough, to then use a natural dye to produce a light, bright orange end product, high-vis ish.

Any recommendation on natural lightening products? Do people just use bleach, and then give it a strong cleanse? Not really worried about degradation of the materials, its strong. ALSO, has anyone dyeing anything that is previously impregnated with a water proofing wax? I plan on using a head gun to continuously draw the wax out, then re-wax my final product. Any thoughts on my project are helping!

Summary: natural bleach alternative, dyeing waxed products, recs on attaining vibrant orange.

I've done a bit of natural dying with foraging things (buddleia, walnuts, onion skins) using hot baths. I'm wanting to make a pair of stripy trousers using a wax resist but realise I'll need to use a cold dye to not melt the wax. Does anyone have any recommendations for something that can be foraged that dyes well on cotton in a cold bath?

The pot I use for dying is too small. I need a pot large enough to dye a dress, several skeins of yarn or a king sized sheet. Is 5 gallon good? Or larger? And where do I find it?

Im making botanically printed silk habotai panels (8mm) for an install. I’ve never done this before!! they need to be 10-12 feet long, draped from a structure. Most eco-print tutorials I’m finding are scarf or yardage scale, and I’m stuck on how to handle the bundling/steaming step at this length.

Specific questions:

1. Rolling: Has anyone rolled a long panel around a flexible core (rope, hose) instead of a rigid pipe/dowel, so the bundle can be coiled afterward? Trying to avoid seams/overlap from using a shorter pipe.
2. Steaming: My steaming vessel obviously isn’t 12 feet long, so I’m planning to coil the rolled bundle (like the “cinnamon bun” method) into a turkey fryer pot. Anyone done this at this scale? Any issues with unrolling/heat distribution across that much coiled fabric?
3. Mordanting: For the pre-print alum mordant bath, I’m using a galvanized tub with hot water added in batches (not direct heat) since the panel is too long for a stockpot. Does this hold a consistent enough mordant for good results, or is there a better way to handle long lengths here too?

I will say this isn’t meant to be perfect. I’m okay with slightly imperfect looks here.

Plants I’m working with: chamisa, cottonwood, sumac, apache plume, onion skins , all foraged in northern NM. Open to any tips from people who’ve scaled up eco-printing beyond scarf size.

Does anyone have experience dyeing coral ?

I've been given some dead pieces of coral, found on a beach. They are all white or near white and my friend wants to colour them for a creative project. She knows I do natural dyeing / botanical printing so asked if I could colour them naturally.

We tried wrapping them with a) onion skins and b) eucalyptus bark and steaming. The bark did leave some colour but I think we really need to immerse the coral in a simmering vat of dye material. Has anyone tried this ? Also curious to know if anyone has dyed rocks, sticks or even bones this way.