Natural dyeing is a great way to dye your own fabric and add some color and life to your wardrobe without adding harsh chemicals. There are different natural dyes available; the majority are derived from plants and are found in nuts, seeds, berries, lichens, leaves, flowers, and wood. You can take these online courses from the comfort of your home and start using what you learn to improve your natural dyeing techniques.

Natural Dyeing: Transform Cloth Using Food Dyes with the Dogwood Dyer

This class by Liz Spencer is available on Skillshare. The tutorial will show you how to create fantastic designs out of your clothes using readily available, inexpensive materials and techniques. You should be able to explore and produce lovely natural colors on your clothing at the end of this course. New members of Skillshare can try it out for free for seven days.

Natural Dyes

This course consists of 40 lectures that will help you learn the history of dyestuff, all the basics of natural dyeing, and the description of a newer natural dye source. By taking this course, you will be able to extract natural dyes and apply them to cotton, silk, and wool.

Module 1: Foundations – Mastering Natural Dyes Online

In this comprehensive course, you will learn from an expert the ancient and modern techniques of natural dyeing. You will also learn fiber preparation methods that are essential for successful natural dyeing.

The wonderful world of natural dyes and botanical printing in comprehensive online courses

You can take the core skills course on this website for free access to foundational textile knowledge, including how to scour, key concepts to understand before you begin, and how to measure mordants and dyes. All you need to do is to sign up and start learning.

Maiwa School of Textiles

For a successful outcome as a natural dyer, there are crucial things to understand about your workshop, fibers, mordants, etc. This website has compiled lessons and documentaries to assist you in doing this. Any of them can be chosen and put into practice right away.

Natural Bundle Dyeing Workshop

This website only offers online live classes for free. You get full access to the videos at a cost. You can follow this website to find out about the upcoming live classes or set reminders in your calendar so you will not miss them. Since the live classes are free, there is no certification for any of the classes you attend.

Botanical colors- Feedback Friday Videos

This website hosts a series of “feedback Friday videos” where experts on the subject, including natural dyers, artists, scientists, and scholars, talk about colors and natural dyeing. One or more of these videos can help you learn new methods or expand your understanding of natural dyeing.

Captured by Colors: Introduction to Natural Dyes

This workshop introduces you to natural dyes and teaches you how to create fantastic dyes from plants in your garden or the bushes around you. You will also learn how to eco print from the instructor.

Natural Dye: The Barefoot Dyer

This YouTube channel has a playlist called “natural dye.” There are videos to learn and apply, such as eco printing, bundle dyeing, dyeing with indigo, and much more. The videos are short, interesting to watch, and free.

Natural Dyes for Textiles: Sources, Chemistry, and Applications

This is a downloadable PDF book, not an online course. It goes into great detail about natural dyes and every step of the dyeing process. You’ll learn to recognize plants with high dye content that are good for commercial purposes.

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