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Turmeric dyed yarn

Here's some cotton yarn that I dyed using the instructions on the Lion Brand site:

http://cache.lionbrand.com/dyes/BK4K/turmeric.html

It was very easy and fun, and you don't have to worry about any nasty chemicals!

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Dec 30, 2010. 11:24 AMthepelton says:

Turmeric is only one natural dye to try. Others are beet juice, indigo, and woad. There is also a book called "Mushrooms for Color" about how to get fungal dyes, by Miriam Rice.

Sep 11, 2011. 7:07 PMlsmith254 says:

Thanks for the tip! I got a natural dye book this summer and can't wait to try these! I was not aware of the Mushrooms for Color book; my book did not mention it, at least the parts of it I have read so far.