Originally Posted by Tippy
I just watched the most amazing show on TV. It was an episode of Georgia Bonesteel's Lap Quilting show. She had a woman on doing fabric dying and I am totally enamoured of it.. Now I'm going on-line to find the proper type of dye to try this... just what I need another craft! she showed several techniques and it looks like you could play and get about any effect you want!
if you want to do earth-tones, and stay safe, you can safely use vegetables. onions, teas, pomegranates, beets, etc., all will permanently and safely dye fabrics. there are others that i don't offhand remember, but can be googled.