Turmeric Dye
In an effort to stave off apartment-fever, and to cover up some stains on this (previously cream colored) tea towel, I googled “diy turmeric dye” and found this post from The Planthunter.
I briefly thought about attempting the avocado peel method for a natural pink dye but I had no avocados and I did have turmeric. Plus it’s yellow and one of my main kitchen colors is yellow and I love yellow.
What I used —
Apple cider vinegar
Ground turmeric
Filtered water from the Berkey
I confess, I didn’t measure anything — I just dumped and stirred and boiled.
It turned out great! (I bought this towel at Charming Charlie for $3 on clearance a few days before my December 2018 wedding.)
My husband Trevor wanted to join in on the experiment too so he found…
An old white sleeveless undershirt and—
—a pair of worn out, white Nike socks.
Anyone else getting Charlie Brown vibes from these???
There was still some water left so on a whim I decided to dye this white baking apron. My mom-in-law gave it to me and it’s gotten a lot of use (as evidenced by the stains and discoloration.)
I love stained aprons because it means they’ve been used. But an apron I love that is also yellow?! Yes, please!
It came out a paler yellow because there was less turmeric concentration but it’s such a sunny, happy color. (And I can always re-dye it later if I want.)
I should probably mention that I learned the hard way to use my stainless steel kitchen sink to rinse the dyed items and not my white fiberglass bathtub… so in that spirit I’ve linked to this post called How to Remove Turmeric Stains.
Love and dye,
K
