Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs

Natural dyes can be fun to work with and you might be surprised at the colours that can be found in your kitchen. Each of these Easter eggs were dyed using a microwave. As I had some dye left over, I also dyed a bit of wool with each dye batch.

naturally dyed Easter Eggs
If you are not a handspinner, you can do this project using already spun wool. Save the dyed fleece or spun wool.

After Easter, you can use the wool for weaving a small tapestry. I will be posting instructions for building a small loom using a cardboard box.
Part 2:
How I Dyed the Eggs

Easter Crafts and Patterns:

Easter Basketry

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Coloring Easter Eggs the Natural Way Natural Easter Egg Dyes

Natural Dye Books

The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing: Traditional Recipes for Modern Use
Wild Color: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes
A Weaver's Garden: Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and Fibers
Craft of the Dyer: Colour from Plants and Lichens
A Dyer's Garden
The Chemistry of Natural Dyes (Palette of Color Series)
Natural Dyestuffs and Industrial Culture in Europe, 1750-1880 (European Studies in Science History and the Arts, 2)
Colour Cauldron
Mushrooms for Color
The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide
Complete Natural Dyeing Guide

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