Instead of spending money on a pricy tie-dye kit, In The Know’s Phoebe Zaslav decided to opt for a DIY all-natural and creative hack using nothing but fruit. “This is something I’ve been dying to try, ...
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 ...
You can give your clothes a millennial-pink makeover using—wait for it—avocado dye. Here's how to make the natural dye using just avocado seeds and skins. A closet full of millennial pink clothing is ...
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 ...
From the vivid red of a parrot’s feather to the dreamy blues and purples of Indigo plants, nature is a riot of colour. It has a spectrum to satisfy even the most fashion-forward of humans, so what if ...
'A Textile Garden for Fashion Revolution' made a statement at this year's Chelsea Flower Show. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She ...
The craft life isn’t for everyone, but the joy of creating kaleidoscopic, highly unique garments that are almost impossible to replicate might just draw you in. It’s a surprisingly simple process when ...
Avocado pits or onion skins are all you need to give an old t-shirt new life — and rethink your waste. Eliza Wapner of Lil Bits Cloth, a friend of Life Kit who uses plant-based dying practices to hand ...
Not everybody thinks about where their clothes come from – how the fabric was created, how much water was wasted or how the person who sewed it was treated and paid. That’s why Leah Rich is on a ...
This article is a part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...
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 ...