Tea Dying Fabric - How I achieve a vintage antiqued fabric look in my quilts
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- Hello!! Today I demonstrate how I tea dye my fabrics to get a vintage look with my fabrics. You can use this same method with coffee :) Get artistic with your fabrics today!
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The differences in the darker fabrics look really nice, even though it's not a big change, I think it's just right.
Tea is permanent. Does not require salt or vinegar.
I can't help but think that if I accidentally spilled tea on my favorite white blouse, it would turn out darker!!! That's life!! I like the subtle changes. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for this video! It was super informative, I plan on using this method (perhaps with a longer setting time) for my Renaissance faire costume this year!! ❤
I love how it made the white print on the white fabric show up more and I love the vintage look
The sizing also can have an impact on color. I use a potato masher to press fabric into liquid
Thank you so much I wish I could send a photo of my repair of a favourite top. Your method help keep the love of an 11 year article of clothing
In the 80s I coloured my white curtains every time after washing with 1 pound black COOKED tea leafs in a cheese-linnen in a bath-tubs over night. Next washing there was only a less tea-leaves necessary because some colour had left. Because the curtain-material was white nylon which took not so well colour and I needed no salt
I really like the "vintage" look it gives the material. Thanks for sharing, Nita. Always nice to learn these tricks for other folks!
Cheryl Taylor I'm a HUGE fan of vintage :)
This is the first time I've seen fabric dyed with tea exciting 😁
Thank you for including the instructions for setting the tea dye. So many videos skip that part,and it’s such an important part of any dying process. Wonderful instructions. Loved seeing the original fabric plus the tea dyed fabric. Great information.
I really like how it made the white stand out when tea staining. Its like a antiquie old fabric look. Expecially with your wedding dress pieces. Nice
this is one of my favorite things to do, thanks for watching!!
Great video! Very informative. Love how the white on whites turned out! Thanks for sharing!❤😍
my daughter is going to love this quilt..this is exactly what she would love. i like the lace quilt you did on face book.
Ivette Lopez thank you, yes that quilt was soooo Victorian!
I followed your plan and dyed some white lace I have had for years and it came out awesome ! Thanks for your help!!!
You are so welcome!
Found this gem of a video and will be using it to make some parchment looking fabric "paper" for some letter style embroidery stitch outs I am doing. Thank you again!
Great process. I've used this a few times to dye cotton for embroidery. It always turns out wonderfully!
Little late, but I did this on a pair of shoe laces and it gave it a subtle ivory color I was going for. thank you!
You're so welcome!
Thank you Lisa! I just did your method and it worked beautifully.
Wedding dress quilt, love it.
Thank you so much Lisa... I'm repairing my friend's older quilt and needed an ecru fabric for the back and thought I'd try this on some solid white. I did three tests at 5, 10 and 15 min and the 5 minute was all I needed and it matches perfectly!!! Great tutorial and very easy technique. 5 stars for you!!
Yay, 5 stars!!!! hahaha, thank you so much :)
Best dying video from the ones i have watched. Thank you!
Thanks so much for this video! I've been wanting to tea dye some fabrics and this is exactly what I was looking for. Your instructions, as well as seeing the actual process, were easy and super helpful. Your fabrics turned out beautifully! Thank you!
I can’t wait to try this method with Jamaica tea it has a beautiful vibrant purple-violet color. Thank you
ohhhh purple is my favorite color....I'll have to look into that! Thanks for sharing :)
It can be difficult to get the hibiscus to stick to the fabric but it's a pretty red/pink.
I like how they turned out. I like softer colors, and many fabrics are glaring. I received about 8 bins of fabric (riches!) free... but would like to antique some of them. This is just the tone I prefer for some projects. Thank you.
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thanks for subscribing Rebecca! I love the shabby/vintage look in a lot of my projects and this technique is a great way to achieve that! Thank you so much for watching, I hope you have fun with this!
That was cool!
I know this was done in February of last year, but I just watched your video. Love it. If you didn't find out why the vinegar sets the tea my husband you has carved cow horns said that some people tea dye the horns to get the vintage look. He told me that the vinegar sets the color by the acid in the vinegar. So there you have it. Keep on keep on. !!
that makes so much sense, thanks for passing along the info!
Ladies and gentlemen, Dr Lisa and Mrs. Jive! tee hee You're awesome, girlie!
I love the white on white designs T stained.
love the comparison photos
Gracias estaba buscando un tutorial, ya habia teñido un trozo de manta para un proyecto, pero no use vinagre. Me encantó. Que amable!!! Saludos
I put a dinner plate on top as a weight to keep the fabric under the tea mixture
Love your method and will use it on my boring white t-shirt. Thanks
that sounds like a great idea !
you are so funny love your laugh, you are my favorite person on videos you always do a excellent job
Thank you so much Brenda!!! I always think my laugh sounds dorky when I hear it on camera, I reckon everyone does hahahaha. So glad you are joining me on my video journey!!
Your laugh is natural and part of your personality which is excellent for tutorials. I really enjoy listening and learning from you. Very inspirational. Thank you 🤗🏴
I like this idea because I am not too fond of using whites with the hardness of my water that also has iron and stains everything.
Thank you for posting, I looked through several videos and I'm going to try coffee dyeing some cotton pants I have for reenactments using your method.
this sounds like the perfect project to use the tea staining....you'll have to let me know how it turns out :)
@@TheQuiltmakerHomestead I wish I could post pictures, I am really pleased with how they turned out. Now I'm just wondering how long the color will last.
Thank you.❤🙏🏼
Thank you Lisa☺ Hope all is well with you and your hubby x
we are doing great, thank you! He is all excited because he will be showing off his coin rings at a show this coming weekend hehee.....hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I read that simmered onion skins also produce a very nice dye and also acts as a mordent (setting agent ) I'm going to try your tea idea as well soon ,thank you !
I've heard that too.......a friend of mine is using dandelions to dye fabric......I can't wait to see how that turns out :)
Onion skins give a gorgeous yellow dye.
ty for this video. i have done some coffee dyed but did it by trial and error
Thank you for your video,will try with aida
interesting video and informative, for me personally it is a bit too much work/hassle but it was presented nicely so whoever does enjoy doing this knows how to. in any case thank you for sharing and have a nice day.
thanks for the honest feedback! I appreciate that. For sure, it is quite a process and for me it's really only worth doing for those special projects that really need that extra little something. Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for this great tutorial! All the info I've been looking for. And Thank You for being prepared and to the point. Refreshing! Btw, this is the first of your videos I've watched. I'll be back :) Thanks, again!
Jiffie Mail thanks for the awesome comment, that means a lot!
So much fun! Thx!
Hi Lisa, great recipe, but I suppose you could have gotten the desired result by adding more tea bags and more amount of water for soaking too many fabric pieces at a time would also be better.
Sorry if I missed this but is it better to pre wash the material before hand. I recently started following your channel and I have learned a lot. Informative and enjoyable. Thank you!
Deb Deb hi Deb, towards the end I say I didn't pre-wash lol.......I never pre-wash anything hahahaa. You certainly could, and possibly results may be better......I will never know hahahaaaaa
Very helpful. Thank you!
You are so welcome :)
Thanks a lot for sharing Nita
craftynita you're welcome :)
Would this work for toning down an orange cotton canvas? I bought it online thinking it would be a darker brick orange but it's sadly more of a bright pumpkin orange...
I have also tried this with herbal teas which give some interesting colours
I have a green tea and a hibiscus tea that have dyed some fabrics into gorgoues colors :) what teas have you used and what colors did you get? What did you do with your fabrics when you were done?? I ♡ hearing about other people's projects :)
I used a strawberry cranberry tea gave a lovely pink which I used for some cloth dolls.
I have some fabrics that I want to put together but some of them have a white background or flecks while the others have an off-white background or fleck and I'm thinking of tea-dying the ones with white to make them more off-white or at least not white. Maybe I should do all of them to help them come together.
This will be a lot cheaper than buying antique spray. I didn’t do the salt and vinegar when I tried it so it didn’t look good thus I bought that pricey spray. Please continue with your videos I love how easy and fun you make the projects. It’s almost like playtime
Sandra Richmond. Thanks Sandra!! What type of antique spray do you use?? I've made alcohol ink spray with sharpies...that was fun and I like the look when sprayed on fabric. I don't know why, but the salt and vinegar help achieve a pretty aged look :)
Lisa Capen Quilts The spray is called Instant Antique by Primitive Gatherings in Wisconsin. It costs $11.99 for 8oz. It really does a good job however it would be too difficult for large pieces of fabric. I’ve used it for quilt labels and small pieces of fabric.
Could you show us how you made the alcohol ink spray sometime? I’ve not heard of it before. That’s what’s so much fun about these videos. I almost always come away with new information
Sandra Richmond wow that sounds awesome........does it last long being 8 oz??
Lisa Capen Quilts it would probably depend on how much you use it. I use very little when I do use it so mine has lasted a long time. The stain is great doesn’t take but a few spritz to get what I want for my labels. Most everything I make is given away and I’ve had no complaints about it fading. I heat set it while it’s still damp with an iron
Lisa, I have never see tea dying fabric before ... love your results! The wedding material at the end really looks great, too. What type of fabric was it? Now I have a use for some old tea bags that I've kept meaning to throw away. I didn't waste the money for them after all. LOL
Hi Jo Ann, sorry I am just now seeing this! I used 100% cotton :) Yes.....use those tea bags up hahahaa
Are you saying that it will never wash back out? That I can cut it, sew it and quilt it and it will stay the same? This is an awesome idea. Thanks for sharing...
Brenda Newsome it has been MY experience that the color stays in :)
This might be too...sciencey, (yes, I know that's not a word and scientific would be the preferred nomenclature; but sciencey seemed to fit here) but does the salt have to be iodized in order to work in opening the fibers to help them accept the dye?
hmmnnnn........great question!! I'm not sure if the salt HAS TO BE iodized or not. Maybe some experimenting will need to be done :)
Nice process..
Very detailed....
Does the tea colour stay for some time or washes off the next wash ...just was curious!!
Do you suggest I can use some fixer towards the end?
Thanks dear 🙏
You can but not required
Wow Thank you I always thought this was so hard and messy!!! You have taught me differently. Do you have a video on the ink spray too? Will definitely be watching you on a regular basis Thank you
Thanks for watching and for the feedback ♡ no video on the spray, but will put that on my to do list :)
Thank u . I'm going 2 have a go at this. Dose it smell of the vinger. Take care Jill and thank u xxxxx
after rinsing the fabric I didn't smell any vinegar left in the fabric, if you do you could always add a little detergent and then rinse :)
Thank u 4 getting back 2 me. I've had a go and its fine. Thank u so much. Happy New year. From England. Xxxxxx
Thank you for showing your different fabrics and how they reacted to the tea. I did not see what ratio of tea you added to the water.
Thanks Lisa. Not at all hard but time consuming. I think these turned out pretty. I have used this process with tea before for cross stitch fabric years ago. A friend of mine uses coffee and loves the results better than when she used tea. She gets a richer color for the same amount of time and effort.
Depends on how much richer/darker you want your fabric. Love all your videos. I’m new on your channel and subscribed so I don’t miss anything. Hugs! 💝💝💝
PS - Have you tried cotton canvas?
I haven't tried cotton canvas yet....you?? I also like using coffee in certain projects when I like a darker result. Thanks for joining in and following along
Lisa Capen Quilts No I haven’t tried canvas. I’ll let u know when I do. Thanks again! Happy Easter to you 🐰🐰🐰.
I will also try coffee, have to remember to buy some.
Hi Lisa. I am a nurse and noted your dressing right away. Glad it is healed. Question...I would like a more sweded or "tie dyed" effect with both light and dark staining. What do you suggest?. God bless and I love your laugh too.
Thank you, yes it's healing nicely. Still a pretty good size scar, but I'm good with that! I haven't ever tried tie dying fabric, although it looks like it would be so much fun! I would watch some videos on it, and try it out using tea or coffee instead of dye. Try with some scraps first to see how it turns out :)
Thank you Lisa...your video was very helpful. It's been a few years since I've tea dyed fabric so I needed a refresher. Quick questions, what was the ratio of salt to the water in the dying process? What was the ratio of vinegar to water to set the colors? Thank you for your video.
I used 12 cups of water 6 tbsp. of salt...in the rinse I used 4 quarts of water and 1/2 cup of vinegar. You can totally get creative and use different amounts of each product and get different results :)
@@TheQuiltmakerHomestead Thank you so much Lisa! I appreciate it!
I was. a R.N. and works with old people. One day, I saw a lady who took her tea bag and passed it on her hair. She was tincture her hair. And she didn’t have white hairs!!!
wow,, you learn something new everyday! Thanks for sharing :)
About how long would I steep the tea and how many bags to go from white to an off white?
I'm making a woven baby wrap so I have 4 yards of linen fabric. I don't have a pot big enough, could I use like a Home Depot bucket instead?
Amanda Manning sure!! I'd use what ever is big enough to fit all of the fabric in so that it's all submerged :) I'd love to hear how it turns out!
I want to do a crib sheet ! About how much water do you think I could use? Also I want more of a cinnamon color, do you have an instructional video on how to dye with cinnamon?
Hi Olivia, I've never used cinnamon to dye fabric before, but that sounds interesting! I think for a crib size sheet I'd use the biggest pot you have and do it in that maybe???
I put soda in the tea to draw the flavor (and color) from the tea bags. I wonder if the salt does the same thing??
I wrote your tip down so I can give it a try next time I do some tea dying :) I'm thinking it may just do the same thing as the salt??? We shall see :)
What if I need to sue large bolts of linen curtains
Thank yu
Thanks for watching Peg!
I don’t know why I have darker spots on my t shirt, what did I do wrong ? I just want it to be bone colour
Do I really have to use vinegar and and iron ? why just don't only use tea and let it dry
Thanks for the video. Can I use this method for a crepe fabric ?
Hmmmm......I'm not sure as I've never tried. I do think it works best with organic materials like cotton, wool and such....but it would be worth giving it a try! Maybe test on a small scrap to see how it does :)
Great video. I'm going to try it. Can you do this with adia? Also, can you save the used tea and reuse another time?
I've never tried adia........you should give it a try and see :) And I've used the same tea over and over to do multiple batches of fabric before. Not sure about long-term saving it....like in the fridge and re-using....I don't see why not :)
I would freeze the tea in ice cube trays, otherwise it will grow mold.
Will it be washed out in the future?
Does it work on semi synthetic ( half cotton) fabric?
not sure as I haven't tried it
Is there anyway I could do a comforter?
I don't see why not....you'll just need a big enough container like a tub....and a lot of tea!!! hahahaa.....keep me updated!
I would think adding "wet" fabric to the tea bath would be better.
hmmmmm, you may be right!!! I'll have to try that next time :)
Everyone complains about ketchup stains. Won't ketchup make a good dye? What colour would white cloth look? Light brown?
hmmmmmm, good questions! This may be something to investigate :) Thanks for watching!
What kind of tea do you use?
Very nice! I can see how this would look great as an antiquing effect. Do you have a finished quilt with fabrics that you stained?
I have some smaller mug rug projects that I used this very same fabric I dyed in this video, it looked great! I also did a vintage looking wall hanging with the fabric :)
would you try this with a new handmade cotton doily?
me personally....I would :)
Where can I find the final results?
At 19:07 I show the final results :)
So what happens you do acrylic etc? I have fabric I want to embroider and want it too fade and be stained to appear vintage.
Good question!! I'm not sure how acrylic will receive the tea staining....I haven't tried however it would be fun experimenting to find out :)
Hi Lisa, have you tried cheese cloth?
I haven't, not yet :)
Can you make a another dye video using chilli powder, please?
this sounds like a lot of fun! I put it on my suggested video list but unfortunately won't be able to get to it until first part of next year as I am swamped with commissions for Christmas. I'm interested now in how this will turn out :) Thanks!
What is the purpose of adding salt please?
Hi Rosemary :) it is suppose to set the color in the fabric
How would polyester end up looking?
Hello :) I've never tried tea dying polyester....so I'm curious as well :) I'm not actually sure how well it would retain the color after washing, but it's worth experimenting with to find out
@@TheQuiltmakerHomestead I have some beige curtains that don't really fit the room, and could use a touch of red/orange. I don't really mind if it doesn't stick, so i might just try it :)
Gerogett saree I want to change Cloth I'll absorb the color
How much coffee do you add to your boiled water to dye fabrics
Hi Catherine, I think it depends on what type of coffee/tea you are using......and how dark/light you want your projects to be. It's probably best to do some experimenting first
@@TheQuiltmakerHomestead I am trying to make a quilt that will antique for the borders that I am planning to do for my nephew's fiance who likes pink colours and what you can suggest adding a feminine touch of colours besides Pinks
How many tea bags did you use?
I used 3 family size tea bags this time.....no rules really, depends on how dark you want your tea to be :)
What's the point of going through this process when there's almost no difference in change of color??
Why don't you use a bigger spoon... lol lol lol
salt? Who knew
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What's wrong with your arm? I hope it's better now since this video was posted in February.
Sonia Guzman surgery to remove melanoma skin cancer ♡ all better now...just a scar :)
@@TheQuiltmakerHomestead ouch. I had one melanoma removed nearly 20 years ago, no return. Glad you got it taken care of.
My grandfather lost his battle against melanoma😭I’m glad you’re ok.