Homemade dyes, created from a variety of flowers, fruits, and vegetables, are a safe alternative to dyes containing chemicals and can be used to color everything from Easter eggs to silk ribbons. These organically sourced tints produce a rainbow of pigments: raspberries and blackberries make pink and purple, while red cabbage delivers blue hues. The longer an item remains in the dye, the deeper the shade achieved.
Text Karen Callaway
Photography Mac Jamieson
Styling Melissa Sturdivant Smith
To discover more natural delights, see “In Harmony with Nature” in the March/April 2020 issue, available at Victoriamag.com.
