An curved arrow pointing right. Following is a transcript of the video. Irene: Here's how I naturally tie-dyed my clothes with avocados. I found out that boiling avocado skins and pits creates a ...

In a former dairy barn outside of Gap, Winona Quigley hangs a rainbow of yarn bundles, each color rooted in plants. The palette expands in the dye house, where avocado pits turn T-shirts pink, flower ...

A giant steel pot filled with indigo dye is the center of activity at Jane Palmer’s industrial work space, Noon Design Studio and Natural Dye House. “Today it is indigo, but on any given day, we dye ...

Before going synthetic, dyeing clothes was like alchemy: it involved heating a cauldron of water, dye, fabric, and fixatives (often vinegar or urine) to bind pigments to the cloth. With a strong ...

Not only does turmeric yield a bright, saturated yellow color as a dye, it also has healing, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. In Ayurvedic medicine, the turmeric-dyed cloth is actually ...

Who doesn’t love beautifully hued clothing? Well, how about Mother Nature? But can you blame her? Industrial dyes are absolute poison. As senior author and biochemical engineer San Yup Lee explains, ...

We are so used to modern clothes that we don't even remember that they are made from dyed fabrics. But when you find out what this paint is created from, you will be unpleasantly surprised. Meanwhile, ...

Every scrap, skin and stem of our food is salvageable — and useful. Here’s a guide to making your own natural dye out of that food waste: How to Dye Your Clothes Using Food Scraps Here’s what you’ll ...