Ok so the red cabbage dye is actually an indicator aka it changes color depending on the pH, and apparently it still works after the shirt gets rinsed and dried. So if you spill something like vinegar or lemon juice on the shirt it's gonna turn pink, or green if you spill laundry detergent on it, AND it will go back to blue when you rinse it the more you know
Even perspiration changes it. Reminds me of those old Hypercolor shirts that changed color from body heat but mostly in the armpits because that was the warmest part.
Theoretically you could make cool designs with different alkaline and acids. But I don't know how to make the colors permanent. It is really interesting but with the next wash all the different colors would go back to blue because washing powder ist a alkaline
The quality in transitions with the fruits and veggies and the dye just makes me so happy when I watch it ahh Also really cool to see all those tests and how much your table suffers when doing all these ;D it's real cool !
even cooler is to combine both the avocado dye samples and the red cabbage samples together to make two checkerboard shirts, maybe even add some cool embroidery to some of the squares as well
If I remember correctly: soy milk works well bc the dye has protein to stick to. You’re supposed to soak plant based fabric in soy (we used soy powder bc it was cheaper). It’s why silk wool takes dye easily-something about dye sticking well to protein :)
Black walnuts are some of my favorite materials to use, they turn the fabric into rich browns and coppery colors, they’re also super color fast, meaning the color will stick after you wash it. Also you should experiment with iron! Take a bunch of rusty things and put them in a jar with water and white vinegar, let that sit for a week, then make sure you dilute your iron water cause it’ll be super concentrated, but it has some fun and interesting effects on the dyes. With walnut it darkens the color into a dark brown, and with avocado it goes from a reddish pink to a purple. You can also paint with the iron, and create cool designs!
Alot of food based dyes are ph sensative, so when you wash them they turn to their 'basic' color. It's not great for wearing, but you csn turn it back to its red 'acidic' color by adding lemon juice
only the avocado will dye correctly fabrics. tips : cut the peels and the seeds and let dry. when it's done grind it on your blender. putt powder on water and let boil for 1 hour. more you putt powder more the dye will be darker. after that filter and boil for an hour again with your fabric.
I've used onion peel and that has dyed my cotton shirt and table cloth pretty well. It stayed on even after washing. I agree with the cabbage and spinach though. They won't hold up washing that well probably since they're more stain than dye.
I am just amazed by the amount of time and love you put into these videos! I can't imagine just the chaos with all the different video clips filmed on various days etc.. The videos always turn out perfectly!
The transitions in your videos are always *chefs kiss* my dude. They're also calm enough to help me unwind before bed and help my insomnia, so thank u for making them so chill.
Your channel has been my comfort channel since you were making patches and stencils, your content is just so relaxing and calming for me to watch to thank you :)
Apparently it’s a super effective way to keep cuts clean because bandaids gets gross lol. There are things specifically for cut like liquid bandaid, but superglue works just as well. Some hospitals even glue cuts together like that!
@@syd9394 yeah! I once cut the skin between my thumb and pointer finger and I'm terrified of needles so when the doctor said they could just glue my cut you bet your ass I said yes lol
I have made a shirt with soy milk soaking (3 times) and a strong onion dye and that held up washing 2 times well so far. Although I advise hand wash and non strong washing detergent.
A really important thing you missed about plant based dyeing is that most of them are not resistant to UV light. They will fade a lot or completely disappear when exposed to the sunlight.
@@SonnyMeadows I did not mention blueberry in my comment but it will acctually fade a lot in sunlight. The most successfull method I have found to remove blueberry on clothes is to pour boiling water on the stain and wash it with soap after that. It works best on new stains. On white cotton fabric like sheets or t-shirts you can acctually remove a lot of organic stains by first washing and after that bleach in the sun. I had a large blueberry stain on a white wall (I tripped while holding a glass of blueberry smoothie) that disappeared slowly by itself. The wall had no direct sunlight but I think the UV-light from the windows removed it.
i have been watching your channel for years and i am amazed by all of the things you have put out, especially recently! keep up the good work u are killin it
Very well-made video. Just what I was looking for. I've got a can of beets, a bottle of chlorophyll, and tumeric powder. Now I know what to do. Thanks!!!
I love your content and love how you always add in the things that don’t work as well as material testing!! I think, at the end, when you show all the materials, it would be helpful to have little subtitles to label what we’re looking at bc it gets a little confusing with just a voiceover. Keep up the good work people
I follow you from your first videos. Everything you create is incredible, full of imagination and refinement. Never extinguish your curiosity, you are amazing Bryan ;)
sewingthroughthepast has a couple of really great videos on plant-based dyes. checking out historical dyeing methods can really help when trying stuff like this out. all of these shirts came out really cool! gotta add we're loving the uptick in Content lately 😔✌👌👌
I've also been experimenting with dyes and natural dyes! Would love to see more of this and your experimentation with them. Especially the washing process afterwards and if anything varies when the shirt isn't 100% cotton. Where can I see/read more about this?
Hi Camila! I’m a natural dyer and I just saw your comment, so I thought it would be great to answer it (: The universe of natural dyes is huge and it’s important to know some information to get the most out of it. So, when we are dying with natural pigment, we will always use natural fabric, cotton, silk, wool, hemp... If the fabric is not 100% cotton, and has a synthetic fabric in the mix, chances are only the cotton part “grabs” the dye, so there will be parts with the fabric original color. Anyway, I don’t recommend using mixed composition fabrics (even if they are all from natural fiber), because the decomposition overtime is different for each one of them. So, thinking in sustainability, is always better to use a fabric that is 100% of a fiber. The washing process is also very important! You have to clean your fabric reeeeeally well before dyeing to remove any dirt. And after, of course, but you have to keep it the most natural way you can. So prefer natural laundry soaps, with natural components and don’t let your natural dyed clothes in the sun to dry! Hope this was helpful to you! ❤️
Thank you for doing this extensive experimentation! This is one of the best and most thorough natural dye demo video I have seen. Very helpful! Thanks for all the tips. I can't wait to try it!
This is so cool. I really like that deep purple/red and the creamy yellow/tan color together. Maybe someone mentioned it, but the end cards don't show up at 13:12 and then there's a black screen starting at 13:34. not until the end towards 14:38 we get the suggested video and subscribe circle.
Potasium alum is used like mordent (should be used before, to prepare the fabric) and after the dye you can use salt, vinegar or sodium carbonate as a color fixer
Salt and vinegar are mordants. Dye fixatives to use after you dye something. Salt is the mordant for plant fibers ( cotton, linen, hemp) and vinegar is the mordant for animal fibers ( wool and silk).
Now that he mentions Alum, i wonder if he'll do those DIY crystals with different mineral salts, there was one with copper salt and it grows blue diamons shaped crystals and that would be nice for making simple jewelry
