I submerse my whole sheet of paper in the color ..i am so glad i came to this channel ...I have all this natural stuff left over from my soap dying .I iron mine once it is bone dry .Another thought is to put it in your book binder and keep it there a few days .This will flatten it out to some extent .Thank you so much for sharing ...Now you have a great excuse to make your own paper !!! ps parsely makes a lovel green so does sperlina (please forgive my selling )
I LOVE your videos. You have such a clear warm way of presenting, and the content is rich. Every time I see one I think, I could do that! I WANT to do that!
Lori, thank you so much for watching, I was a teacher many years ago, and it just doesn't leave you, the understanding of how to present a process, though I wish I had more time and did not feel so rushed!! LOL
I have just recently"found" your videos and love them!! Your explanations are very clear, and you progress from step-to-step in an organized manner. I do appreciate your sharing of so many techniques that I can apply to my own journaling. Thank you!
Thank you for the great video. I've used natural dyes for many years, but I love the idea of folding and using the metal pan. When the weather warms up here, I hope to spend a day making paper again. I have never tried the red cabbage or the black beans, but will enjoy that fun. Really loved the variety of tea colors. That Hibiscus was beautiful. I did not know tea had that many colors. You have great tips and fun info. Thank you for sharing.
Sylvia, so happy that you enjoyed it. Yes, try out lots of teas, they are just fabulous, I think I will have to do another segment on natural dyes, there are just so many things that you can do!! thanks for watching!!
Excellent tutorial! I too have been experimenting in the kitchen with organic dyes from vegetables and fruits. I now have a stack of plant stained paper which I love!
I have only just discovered this tutorial and think it is brilliant. I have made notes and a shopping list and am going to have a lot of fun I think. Thank you so much for sharing your technique.
Heather Martin Hi Heather! Thank you so much! I am working on an update to this video.. so stay tuned.. I have some ideas that I am experimenting with!
Didnt know you could get such beautiful colors from vegetables, You have such amazing ideas cat. My mind is still twirling!!! LOL Thank you for sharing!!!
It is amazing right? they are subject to fading just remember, and you can add some vinegar to the color when dying cloth, that will help, but I have not tried it.. personally I love faded color.. thanks for watching!!
You're such a good teacher! 😊 Love your hairstyle! (I'm a hairstylist by trade😉) I had to laugh at your "ciao for now" the first time I heard it because it's how I sign off when I've been chatting with friends and I don't know anyone else who does that. Great minds think alike lol. 😄
I am so excited to this eco dye...I love natural. Thank you so much for generously sharing. Awesome that you are published with Stampington. My most favorite art / mixed media magazines.😘😘
Julie Houck Hi dearheart.. maybe 50 publications in several of their magazines.. it was a lovely collaboration but I can reach so many more people through CZcams... glad you like our videos.. and thank you! 🥰
Marci JLo Vallun Hi Marci! Sorry to take so long to respond! I am working on a new natural dyes video, so stay tuned! Yay to organic, or as we used to call it, FOOD! 😉😘💐
Jude, that is the way I began using natural dyes too, and I loved them so much, I decided to try them on papers and fabric. So happy you liked the video. Thanks for watching!!
Thank you so very much! I just found you and am so happy about that!! I have experimented off and on with the dying but your information is so helpful! I was taught to boil or bake the paper in the dye but it is great to know that you really don’t have to do that! I am wondering if you have any tutorials on handmade paper? I’ve of course done that but I’d love to see how you do it! Please tell me what your hand signals at the end of your videos mean. Thank you again!💕
Hi! Love the dyes you do with organics! Love the red cabbage best!!!!🙂I didn't know how to do blueberry so I boiled and mashed and drained through a colander with small holes! I liked the color a lot but it was grainy. I will do it your way next time! And rolling the paper is brilliant! I find the different dyes are stronger in color than paper! Do you?🙂🤗
Jose Rivera Hi! Yes, you only need a few blueberries and then when I get the color I want, I fish them out with a slotted spoon.. if you leave berries in too long, the dye bath will turn to syrup. I agree the color on paper is quite brilliant! My next video will be a new one on organic dyes and my results with making them light fast! 😘
Hello Caterina Some questions in regards to Dyeing with vegetables/fruits. Do you have to treat the paper with alum or any other fixative? How colour fast are these natural dyes? Thank you...love your work Ciao Bella
Debbie Aristone Ciao, Bella! So happy you enjoyed the video! I am working on another video on natural dyes and am experimenting with color fasting.. ... So stay tuned ok?? 😘
Miek Vugts Hi Dearheart, yes, I always air dry my papers and once dry, I stack them and weight them with heavy books to flatten them. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! 😘
This is so wonderful! I'm inspired and ready to make up a bunch of these papers for my journaling and art....thanks to your great tutorial. I started taking notes and then near the end you mentioned you had a listed all this info in your blog about amounts, etc. Since this was filmed in 2017, it may not longer be available. I went and tried to find it in your blog but was unsuccessful. Is it possible to tell me where I may find the info? Don't want to miss a bit. Thanks, Caterina! I love your work and videos....all!!
Hi Shawna, yes it was a long time ago and I did take a look back, but could not find the recipes. I generally use one cup of fruit, skins, etc or one teaspoon of turmeric, to one or two cups of water. I normally decide how much water to use based on how big a batch I want to use for dying. If I want a lot of pink, I will use a couple of avocado pits and skins and two cups water. I bring them to a boil and let them cool or I bundle papers and leave them in the hot bath. Thanks for watching!!
I was wondering if these dyes are lightfast. Also, I would imagine that the foods used would have some amount of acid in them, how does that effect the archival quality of the paper? I love this technique but should it be used on handmade books or fine art pieces?
Hi Susan, sadly they are not, however, I would say that using gel medium or using a varnish to cover your finished art work will help immensely, but good art should never be exposed to a lot of sunlight anyway. I am more inclined to use mono prints and resists in my paintings but veg dyes in books and my art journal. Thanks for asking, and sorry I failed to mention that. Thank you for watching!
suzanne Hi Suzanne, I am glad you asked, I am working on a new video using simple mordants, I have several pieces that I am experimenting with light and color fast.. so stay tunes. Just using a plain dye bath fo any natural produce is not color or light fast. Hoping to get some good results. Thank you for watching! 😘
i want to use my colored paper in a journal I'm making and I want to know if it is necessary to mordant the paper before you dip it in the various dyes. Thank you.
@@CaterinaGiglio Thanks very much. I'm back on your videos again today coz I was so impressed with your cloth book which I watched yesterday as well. The point is you give us inspiration that work on our own minds and hearts. That's what's awesome. I decided to go with a soya milk mordant after doing some research. I'm worried coz some paper I dyed in avocado skin was lame to begin with, then it became a wonderful pink and I lost it all after sometime as it turned a dark brown ! My other journal pages have been out of bread bags, so far.
@@sharminikamalikajayawarden7541 yes.. why would I want anyone to copy my work!!glad you are making it your own..yes veg and fruit dyes are so pretty but they fade after time… it’s just the nature of the dye…
Hi Susan, in my experience, the scent of vegetables was minimal. I could smell the scent of blueberries, because I created a very thick dye bath. You can always use more water. Thanks for your question!!
Hi Veronica, sadl, natural dyes are not light fast, i like that, i enjoy the way the color fades with time. You might try adding vinegar to your dye and ironing the paper once dyed. Thanks for watching!!
@@CaterinaGiglio there is also adding ALUM to make something washing & light fast (i just watched a FABRIC dying video, using all natural stuff just like in THIS vid - onions, ferns, avacado skins AND the pit... all kinds of stuff was used, and she always used something to make the dye 'permanent', except she also mentioned things like fig leaves have their OWN natural ingredient that makes it light & wash fast... so it depends on what you're using)
Hi Sharon, the colors will fade eventually, though will do better sealed with gel medium or varnish, but sun/light will eventually fade them, I have not tried setting them with vinegar and heat setting them, that is an experiment for another day!! If you find out, please let me know!!
Thank you for sharing! Regarding the black beans, do you boil those or just soak in water? If the latter, how long does it take before the beans start to give off their color?
Lisa, just soak them in cold water, it does not take long and as soon as the water begins to discolor you can use the dye. Don't wait too long or it the water will become very sludgy. Thanks for watching!!
Roksanna Stephens Hi Rocksanna, you need to soak dried black beans and you can drain the water and use the fist couple of soaks.. Do NOT use canned beans.
well spialena (sp) was a real mess lololol i can not recommend it ..it was such a sticky mess I tossed it i tried painting it on and it was sooo streaked then i tried dipping it and it was a real mess and kind of fell apart ...oh well learn and live ..the hibiscus worked well and the coffee and the tea worked well ...I do have lots of black beans and beet powder perhaps if i boil the beat powder it will do better ...
Wow! You certainly grew your hair out. Luv watching your older vids. Sooo helpful! Thanks!
I cut it to grow out the white! 😉
Great, I do the same thing using rusty nails or anything rusty & wrap with rope..now I’ll have to try foods, thanks so much.. terrific video.
I submerse my whole sheet of paper in the color ..i am so glad i came to this channel ...I have all this natural stuff left over from my soap dying .I iron mine once it is bone dry .Another thought is to put it in your book binder and keep it there a few days .This will flatten it out to some extent .Thank you so much for sharing ...Now you have a great excuse to make your own paper !!! ps parsely makes a lovel green so does sperlina (please forgive my selling )
I LOVE your videos. You have such a clear warm way of presenting, and the content is rich. Every time I see one I think, I could do that! I WANT to do that!
Lori, thank you so much for watching, I was a teacher many years ago, and it just doesn't leave you, the understanding of how to present a process, though I wish I had more time and did not feel so rushed!! LOL
I have just recently"found" your videos and love them!! Your explanations are very clear, and you progress from step-to-step in an organized manner. I do appreciate your sharing of so many techniques that I can apply to my own journaling. Thank you!
Hi Pat, thank you so much for your kind remarks, I am looking forward to sharing so much more and so appreciate your viewership!
Thank you for the great video. I've used natural dyes for many years, but I love the idea of folding and using the metal pan. When the weather warms up here, I hope to spend a day making paper again. I have never tried the red cabbage or the black beans, but will enjoy that fun. Really loved the variety of tea colors. That Hibiscus was beautiful. I did not know tea had that many colors. You have great tips and fun info. Thank you for sharing.
Sylvia, so happy that you enjoyed it. Yes, try out lots of teas, they are just fabulous, I think I will have to do another segment on natural dyes, there are just so many things that you can do!! thanks for watching!!
Sylvia Hildman
Wow! This video makes the 2020 tutorials weak! This was fantastic and I will be trying this in the next few weeks! TFS!
Sharon Watson Thank you, Sharon! So glad you enjoyed it! What a nice thing to say! 😘
Excellent tutorial! I too have been experimenting in the kitchen with organic dyes from vegetables and fruits. I now have a stack of plant stained paper which I love!
I have only just discovered this tutorial and think it is brilliant. I have made notes and a shopping list and am going to have a lot of fun I think. Thank you so much for sharing your technique.
Heather Martin Hi Heather! Thank you so much! I am working on an update to this video.. so stay tuned.. I have some ideas that I am experimenting with!
Wow, that was wonderfully educational and fun to watch. Now to go do some!
Your support means so much, thank you dear friend!
to put it real short: i really really adore your highly gifted personality as well as art work. all my love. nadja from austria
nadja wellinger Hi Nadja! Why thank you so much! That is such a sweet thing to say! Thank you for watching! We so appreciate it! 😘
Thank you so much for all your ideas and showing us all your different techniques.
Lyndy Binder Lyndy, thank you for watching! We so appreciate it and I am working on a new natural dyes video.. 😘
Didnt know you could get such beautiful colors from vegetables, You have such amazing ideas cat. My mind is still twirling!!! LOL Thank you for sharing!!!
It is amazing right? they are subject to fading just remember, and you can add some vinegar to the color when dying cloth, that will help, but I have not tried it.. personally I love faded color.. thanks for watching!!
This was so helpful to me, thanks!
You are so welcome.. thanks for watching!
Your videos are just AMAZING! Thank you ao much for sharing!
Susi, thanks so much for WATCHING!!
You're such a good teacher! 😊
Love your hairstyle! (I'm a hairstylist by trade😉)
I had to laugh at your "ciao for now" the first time I heard it because it's how I sign off when I've been chatting with friends and I don't know anyone else who does that. Great minds think alike lol. 😄
I am so excited to this eco dye...I love natural. Thank you so much for generously sharing. Awesome that you are published with Stampington. My most favorite art / mixed media magazines.😘😘
Julie Houck Hi dearheart.. maybe 50 publications in several of their magazines.. it was a lovely collaboration but I can reach so many more people through CZcams... glad you like our videos.. and thank you! 🥰
Caterina Giglio A born inspiring educator of the arts❤️😘
Julie Houck you are most kind, thank you! 😍
Cat what a wonderful video, very much an organic girl so this is right down my ally, thank you so much!
Marci JLo Vallun Hi Marci! Sorry to take so long to respond! I am working on a new natural dyes video, so stay tuned! Yay to organic, or as we used to call it, FOOD! 😉😘💐
Caterina Giglio 🌹🌸🌹
great Idea x
Eva Oxberry Hi Eva! So glad you liked it! Thank you for watching and letting me know you enjoyed it. X
Lovely! I'm so glad I happened upon your channel! Thanks for sharing! ☺
Kathy Rivera Hi Kathy! Thanks for watching! So happy you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time to comment!
Love your art and process videos. Its an education to see how others work. I have used coffee, tea, food colors and vanilla to dye paper and fabric.
Thank you, Jay, so happy you enjoy them, and so glad to know you are using them in your art! Thanks for watching! :)
How cool is this?! Thank you! Can't wait to try it!
Florisabel Castillo So Happy you enjoyed it, my next video will be an update on this video! Thank you for watching! Have fun with it! 😘
Those are pretty. I used the natural dyes to dye Easter eggs one year and they came out nice.
Jude, that is the way I began using natural dyes too, and I loved them so much, I decided to try them on papers and fabric. So happy you liked the video. Thanks for watching!!
I agree that it's so much fun.
amazing how the colours change. Thank you very much😊
Isn't it so interesting? I love the wonder of it all and the colors are so beautiful. Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you so much for sharing this with me
Your amazing 💌
Hummer Klein Aww you are so kind! Thank you! 💖
Thank you so very much! I just found you and am so happy about that!! I have experimented off and on with the dying but your information is so helpful! I was taught to boil or bake the paper in the dye but it is great to know that you really don’t have to do that! I am wondering if you have any tutorials on handmade paper? I’ve of course done that but I’d love to see how you do it! Please tell me what your hand signals at the end of your videos mean. Thank you again!💕
An easy way to get the intense red dye of beets is to use them canned. I save the liquid whenever I open a can of beets, then dye papers with it.
Brilliant!!
Very helpful! TFS!
Gail Tuthill Hey Gail, working on a new dye video, so stay tuned! 😊
Love it.. I must to try it.
Graciela's World Hi dearheart! Thank you! Hope you have fun and enjoy each minute! Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment 😘
Hi! Love the dyes you do with organics! Love the red cabbage best!!!!🙂I didn't know how to do blueberry so I boiled and mashed and drained through a colander with small holes! I liked the color a lot but it was grainy. I will do it your way next time! And rolling the paper is brilliant! I find the different dyes are stronger in color than paper! Do you?🙂🤗
Jose Rivera Hi! Yes, you only need a few blueberries and then when I get the color I want, I fish them out with a slotted spoon.. if you leave berries in too long, the dye bath will turn to syrup. I agree the color on paper is quite brilliant! My next video will be a new one on organic dyes and my results with making them light fast! 😘
So very interesting how the papers turned out! Gorgeous outcome with them all! Could I get the link for your blog hun? ~ Deb
I am working on a part two to this video, so I am glad you liked it! Here is the link to my blog.. caterinagiglio.blogspot.com
Hello Caterina
Some questions in regards to Dyeing with vegetables/fruits. Do you have to treat the paper with alum or any other fixative?
How colour fast are these natural dyes?
Thank you...love your work
Ciao Bella
Debbie Aristone Ciao, Bella! So happy you enjoyed the video! I am working on another video on natural dyes and am experimenting with color fasting.. ... So stay tuned ok?? 😘
Love this video. It was such a inspirational video. Thank you. Do you air dry the papers?
Miek Vugts Hi Dearheart, yes, I always air dry my papers and once dry, I stack them and weight them with heavy books to flatten them. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! 😘
This is so wonderful! I'm inspired and ready to make up a bunch of these papers for my journaling and art....thanks to your great tutorial. I started taking notes and then near the end you mentioned you had a listed all this info in your blog about amounts, etc. Since this was filmed in 2017, it may not longer be available. I went and tried to find it in your blog but was unsuccessful. Is it possible to tell me where I may find the info? Don't want to miss a bit. Thanks, Caterina! I love your work and videos....all!!
Hi Shawna, yes it was a long time ago and I did take a look back, but could not find the recipes. I generally use one cup of fruit, skins, etc or one teaspoon of turmeric, to one or two cups of water. I normally decide how much water to use based on how big a batch I want to use for dying. If I want a lot of pink, I will use a couple of avocado pits and skins and two cups water. I bring them to a boil and let them cool or I bundle papers and leave them in the hot bath. Thanks for watching!!
@@CaterinaGiglio thank you so much!!
New subbieNew subbie here. Thanks for showing! Blessings.
Len's Crafty Life thank you for your subscription! We so appreciate it! And thanks for watching! 😘
Are the tea dyes made darker by leaving them in the refrigerator overnight, or is that just the solid food based dyes. Nice video, tfs!
I was wondering if these dyes are lightfast. Also, I would imagine that the foods used would have some amount of acid in them, how does that effect the archival quality of the paper? I love this technique but should it be used on handmade books or fine art pieces?
Hi Susan, sadly they are not, however, I would say that using gel medium or using a varnish to cover your finished art work will help immensely, but good art should never be exposed to a lot of sunlight anyway. I am more inclined to use mono prints and resists in my paintings but veg dyes in books and my art journal. Thanks for asking, and sorry I failed to mention that. Thank you for watching!
However I end up using them I'm excited to try this. Thank you so much.
so glad you are willing to try them, I think that even if they fade, they will simply become more beautiful... :)
Great video is this dye colorfast? If not are there any sealants to make it so? Thanks 😊
suzanne Hi Suzanne, I am glad you asked, I am working on a new video using simple mordants, I have several pieces that I am experimenting with light and color fast.. so stay tunes. Just using a plain dye bath fo any natural produce is not color or light fast. Hoping to get some good results. Thank you for watching! 😘
Thank you for the wonderful video.What mordants do you use and how do you apply it to the paper?
Rosella Hyland Hi Rosella, Ian working on a new video and am experimenting with it! So stay tuned ok? 😘
i want to use my colored paper in a journal I'm making and I want to know if it is necessary to mordant the paper before you dip it in the various dyes. Thank you.
No having used your paper before.. I would say use a test piece…
@@CaterinaGiglio Thanks very much. I'm back on your videos again today coz I was so impressed with your cloth book which I watched yesterday as well.
The point is you give us inspiration that work on our own minds and hearts. That's what's awesome.
I decided to go with a soya milk mordant after doing some research. I'm worried coz some paper I dyed in avocado skin was lame to begin with, then it became a wonderful pink and I lost it all after sometime as it turned a dark brown !
My other journal pages have been out of bread bags, so far.
@@sharminikamalikajayawarden7541 yes.. why would I want anyone to copy my work!!glad you are making it your own..yes veg and fruit dyes are so pretty but they fade after time… it’s just the nature of the dye…
@@CaterinaGiglio 🙏 😊
How do you spell gotti to paper. I have never heard of it. I probably did not spell it right.
Hi Charlotte.. it is Khadi paper.. we have a link to amazon posted in the descriptions below each video.. hop you like it... thank you for watching! 😘
Does the paper smell like the vegetable you dye it in? If so, can the smell be removed?
Hi Susan, in my experience, the scent of vegetables was minimal. I could smell the scent of blueberries, because I created a very thick dye bath. You can always use more water. Thanks for your question!!
I have found that natural dyes are not light fast and fade in time. Do you have any techniques to mordant them, making them a little more permanent?
Hi Veronica, sadl, natural dyes are not light fast, i like that, i enjoy the way the color fades with time. You might try adding vinegar to your dye and ironing the paper once dyed. Thanks for watching!!
@@CaterinaGiglio there is also adding ALUM to make something washing & light fast (i just watched a FABRIC dying video, using all natural stuff just like in THIS vid - onions, ferns, avacado skins AND the pit... all kinds of stuff was used, and she always used something to make the dye 'permanent', except she also mentioned things like fig leaves have their OWN natural ingredient that makes it light & wash fast... so it depends on what you're using)
Are the colors permanent if the papers are used in collage?
Hi Sharon, the colors will fade eventually, though will do better sealed with gel medium or varnish, but sun/light will eventually fade them, I have not tried setting them with vinegar and heat setting them, that is an experiment for another day!! If you find out, please let me know!!
Thank you for sharing! Regarding the black beans, do you boil those or just soak in water? If the latter, how long does it take before the beans start to give off their color?
Lisa, just soak them in cold water, it does not take long and as soon as the water begins to discolor you can use the dye. Don't wait too long or it the water will become very sludgy. Thanks for watching!!
Are the black beans raw, already cooked, or from a can?
Roksanna Stephens Hi Rocksanna, you need to soak dried black beans and you can drain the water and use the fist couple of soaks.. Do NOT use canned beans.
@@CaterinaGiglio
Thank you!
well spialena (sp) was a real mess lololol i can not recommend it ..it was such a sticky mess I tossed it i tried painting it on and it was sooo streaked then i tried dipping it and it was a real mess and kind of fell apart ...oh well learn and live ..the hibiscus worked well and the coffee and the tea worked well ...I do have lots of black beans and beet powder perhaps if i boil the beat powder it will do better ...
Sandy Beebe Sandy! Live and learn is right! I am always learning too! Thank you for watching! 😘