How to Make Botanical Dye with Turmeric, Onion Skins and Black Tea

Food scraps, extra tea, and unused turmeric powder can be transformed into beautiful botanical dyes. Join herbalist Geraldine Lavin and make your own herbal dye pots to bring new life to your old garments and textiles. For more on making your own botanical dyes, join her on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3OWqcLL

Don’t have a scale at home? Here are some rough estimates:

cotton t shirt: 144 g / 5.1 oz
cotton long sleeve shirt: 174 g / 6.1 oz
lightweight cotton blouse: 61 g / 2.2 oz
pair of socks: 60 g / 2 oz
wool underwear: 21 g / .7 oz
lacey collar: 13 g / .5 oz
cotton flour sacks (Geraldine’s favorite reusable kitchen cloths): 81 g / 2.9 oz

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QUICK JUMP MENU

00:00 Introduction to Botanical Dye and Your Teacher Geraldine
00:32 Prepping your Fabric
01:02 Scour Your Fabric
01:49 Soaking Your Garment
02:19 Making Onion Skin Botanical Dye
03:26 Making Black Tea Botanical Dye
04:35 Making Turmeric Botanical Dye

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ABOUT Geraldine Lavin

Geraldine Lavin is a bioregional herbalist and regenerative farmer as well as the founder of Suntrap Botanical, a company she created to share her herbal practice with the world. On a daily basis, she aims to absorb the lessons and harvests from her relationship with the natural world and share them with people to create a better world. She has taught classes on herbal medicine making and theory as well as gardening at Yale University, Bard College, conferences, retreats, food coops, lifestyle stores, many farms, and even at a music festival. This year she has been enjoying taking her teaching online and reaching wider audiences than ever before! She believes that each class is an opportunity to empower students and demystify the natural world around her. You can discover more of Geraldine’s gardening and botanical dye tips in her Skillshare classes here: https://skl.sh/3oSucTh