to Dye For

Strawberries

To create a pink dye bath, you can use any kinds of strawberry you can find. This can be wild strawberries, store-bought or even home grown. All you have to do is boil the fruit with water, lightly crush them to release the colour and strain out the solids. It will then be ready to use!

Raspberries

Boil the raspberries the same as the strawberries with water, and strain away the solids. Rasperries can be combined with other fruits such as strawberries or cherries to achieve a range of hues. Combining these can get you the perfect shade of pink for your dye.

Cherries

To extract a pink dye, select either red or purple cherries and boil the whole fruit in the water until it pops. this will extract the most colour from the fruit. As with the other fruit, strain out the solids to use the liquid as a natural dye.