HOW TO MAKE NATURAL DYE WITH AVOCADO SKIN & STONE | ORGANIC COLOR

HOW TO MAKE NATURAL DYE WITH AVOCADO SKIN & STONE | ORGANIC COLOR | PINK PEACH ORANGE

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Avocado skins & stones are a natural way to create pink & peach dyes for your textile and craft projects by using your kitchen waste. Start collecting skins & stones when you use avocado in your cooking instead of throwing them away. You can freeze both to build up your inventory while enjoying chips and guacamole! This tutorial will show you how to brew dye from the skins, as well as the resulting color swatch samples (cotton) with a soy milk mordant.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction - Avocado skin & stone dye
2:23 Supplies
2:14 How to prep the avocado
4:02 Dye 1: How to make avocado stone dye
4:51 Dye 2: How to make avocado skin dye
8:57 Color samples on cotton
9:26 Wrap up
10:46 Sneak peek of next tutorial
11:16 Blooper
SUPPLY LIST
Avocado skins & stones
Baking soda
Pot with lid
Cutting board
Knife
Spoon
Tongs
Bowl
Measuring spoon
Strainer
Mason jar
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Пікірлер: 29

@catchingthemoon 2 жыл бұрын

So glad your vids magically appeared in my feed, they are so wonderfully easy to follow. Thank you. Making the avo dye pot as I type❣️❣️

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy too! Great to hear that videos find those who are looking for them 😉 Enjoy that avocado dye pot - such a great dye!!

@jilllech9785 Жыл бұрын

This was the most clear and concise video. Thanks so much.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome, Jill! I'm happy to hear the video was helpful 🥑

@JuliRoxArt 3 жыл бұрын

This turned out so lovely!! I was shook the first time I heard that avocado pits were used for natural dyeing. Just finished playing with avocado lake pigment too 🥰 It's so much fun to work with! Also, who doesn't love a good excuse to eat avocados~

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Juli! I love working with avocado because they are soooo easy to make dye from and the colors are gorgeous 💕 I also love the variations of pinks/oranges you can get and how they interact with different fibers. You should see my freezer - it is chock full of my guacamole remnants 😉 How did the lake pigment work out? Did you create some watercolors with the results? The tannins in avocado should make them a great paint for longevity too!

@user-ut9gy7jj7e 7 ай бұрын

Hello Margaret - I’ve just recently discovered your KZfaq channel & I’m learning so much about making natural dyes from your videos. I work primarily with dyeing paper and small amounts of fabrics. Thank you for sharing your knowledge - I’m looking forward to following your directions!

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 7 ай бұрын

Welcome to Color Quest! So happy to hear you are enjoying the videos. There are a few videos where I use paper as my substrate, but you can apply almost every process shown with textile to paper as your fiber. You are sure to get hooked on natural dyeing 🤎

@cristinapape Жыл бұрын

❤

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

🥑💚🥑

@saragreenfire4515 10 ай бұрын

Is using a mordant nessecery? I have seen many videos that don't use any mordant, so I was wondering.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 10 ай бұрын

Great question, Sara 💚 Pretreating fiber with a mordant is the true 'secret' to creating a good binding environment for natural dyes. When you work with dye matter that is higher in tannins, this can also help bind color as well. Avocado skins/stones do have a natural tannin content, but you might be happier with the fastness by using a mordant first. If you want to avoid metal salts like alum, you can use soy milk as a binder or a stronger tannin soak in something like oak galls, pomegrantate skins, black walnut, etc. There are loads of options to test out!

@psyxica 16 күн бұрын

I was wondering if you can rinse the avocado skin and pits well and dry them and store them? Because I notice many people freeze them. So can they be dried or they have to be fresh? Thank you

@daniellelangeveld2586 2 жыл бұрын

After separating the avo and the skin do you leave the skin to dry out, and for how long

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Danielle - no need to dry out the skins before using them in the dye pot, but you want to make sure they are well cleaned to remove the avocado fruit itself. Since it may take some time to collect the skins, I keep my cleaned skins in the freezer. Same for the seeds. As long as you are eating avocados, you will always have a great source of dye matter ready to go! 🥑🥑🥑

@christineravenscroft1453 Жыл бұрын

By baking soda to you mean bicarb soda thanks?

@MargaretByrdColorQuest Жыл бұрын

Yes, we can sodium bicarbonate baking soda in the US 😊

@salemthorup9536 3 ай бұрын

I saw another video from another gal and she got a more peachy color from the pits and more pink from the skins, so I'm kind of confused.

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 3 ай бұрын

The color you get from any natural dye source can be different based on many factors, so it's best to experiment with the avocados you have on hand to see what results you get in your own dye pot. I've gotten very similar colors from both pits and skins, but also variations, which is one of the reasons I love working with natural color - it is filled with beautiful surprises. Colors will be impacted by the type of fiber and mordant that is used, but can also vary dependent on the age of the skins/pits, how they've been stored, how clean they were, the variety of avocado, the environment it was grown in, etc. Remember - natural color is living and breathing and will provide a wide range of possible hues that are ever-changing 😊

@fabali6380 2 жыл бұрын

Love your work! I don’t suppose there is any greatness from date seeds in natural dyes?

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 💚I have never dyed with date seeds before, but why not give it a try? I'm sure it has natural tannins and most seeds I've used provide some kind of natural color. Could be a lovely neutral shade....you never know! Let me know if you try it out 😊

@fabali6380 2 жыл бұрын

@@MargaretByrdColorQuest absolutely, will definitely try it out. Just a shame i can’t find research on whether the tannins are high/low x

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 2 жыл бұрын

@@fabali6380 I poked around too, but didn't see anything specific on it. I did see it is used as a coffee substitute, so I bet it has some color hidden in it. Coffee is a subtle, but lovely color for natural dye. Excited to see what you find!

@amara560 Жыл бұрын

@@fabali6380 Have you had a chance to give it a try?

@fabali6380 Жыл бұрын

@@amara560 no I haven’t I’m afraid.

@clothingconstruction328 3 жыл бұрын

At what point do you put in the fabric. Do you let it sit in the dye you save in the fridge or when its simmering? Love your channel btw :)

@clothingconstruction328 3 жыл бұрын

And for how long do you usually leave the fabric in the dye? Thanks

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you are loving the content on my channel - thank you for watching! In most cases, I would add wet textile to a simmering dye pot for about 1+ hour after the original dye is made. I usually leave the textile in while the dye cools, and often keep it soaking overnight. You can store in the fridge if you want to use the dye at another time - just heat it back up to a simmer and add your wet textile. You can put your textile in a cold dye bath with avocado dye, but you would need to leave it in the bath for a longer period of time - up to a few days potentially. If you can set it in the sun, that can speed it up. Just check on the textile from time to time and remove when you've reached your desired shade or it stops getting darker. Remember - wet dyed textile will dry a lighter shade. Have fun!

@MargaretByrdColorQuest 3 жыл бұрын

@@clothingconstruction328 See my full response below 😊