Dyeing fabric with avocado waste is a zero waste method to get that tie dye tee you want to wear all summer long that is kind to the environment!
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Dyeing fabric with avocado pits and skins is a zero waste method to get that tie dye tee you want to rock all summer long that is kind to your skin and the environment.
Step 1
Save up your avocado stones or pits. Each make a slightly different pink or peach so you can play with making a dye with them separately or together! Wash them well to remove any green residue and store them in the freezer until you have enough for your project. 5-8 stones will dye approximately 3 shirts, or experiment with more for a stronger colour.
Step 2
Select your fabric. Upcycle a white tee, baby onesie or pair of socks but make sure they are 100% cotton. Natural fibres absorb the dye more readily. Wash it really well in hot water and spin or hang to dry, but leave it damp before putting it into the dye pot. It must be clean and evenly wetted to take in the colour evenly.
Step 3
Prepare your dye. Fill a large stainless steel pot with enough water to cover your fabric. Toss in your avocado stones or skins and bring to a simmer. Hold it at a gentle simmer for 1 hour. turn off the heat and let it cool. You can break up material to give it more surface area and coax some more colour out. Experiment with simmering and cooling as much as you want until you achieve a nice colour. Before you put in your fabric, try testing with a small swatch of similar fabric.
Step 4
Place your fabric in the pot. Bundle it up with elastics to achieve a tie dye, marbled affect, or leave it solid. Again, this is another aspect that you can really get creative with. Once the fabric is submerged in the pot, bring it to a simmer for another hour. Let it cool again and leave it in the pot anywhere from 2-24 hours! Just remember that the colour will fade after washing and the more time in the pot the more the fibres have a chance to soak in the dye.
Step 5
Remove your fabric from the pot. Rinse well in cool water and hang to dry in the shade. Let the colour set on the fabric for at least a week before washing with a mild detergent.
Step 6
Enjoy your new creation! Just remember that there are so many different elements to achieve different results in eco dyeing. From the type of avocado, to how long they were soaked and simmered, to the type of fabric you chose, all will create a different result! Just have fun and enjoy the process.
There are ALOT of eco dyers on instagram sharing their work and many have written books, e books and host workshops if you want to dive deeper into the world of dyeing with plants! Here are some of my current favourites to get you started:
Botanical Colour at your Fingertips by Rebecca Desnos
I hope you are continuing to create and find things that make your soul happy during these times of uncertainty.
xx
Sabrina
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Ways to unleash your inner spring Goddess during this months Flower Full Moon & details on our upcoming Moonstone Sale!
]]>This month, the full 'Flower Moon' will arrive in the night sky on May 18th 2019.
The Full Moon of May is known as Flower Moon to signify the flowers that bloom during this month. (Full Moon names were given by Native American tribes to mark the change of seasons which were later adopted by colonists.) There is a myriad of wildflowers which bloom in May in the Northern Hemisphere, Indigo, bluebells, lupine, sundrops, and violets, to name just a few. So it is no wonder that the colourful displays these flowers create in nature have inspired people to name this bright spring moon after them!
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Upgrade your crystal collection with our Moonstone sale!
Limited time offer. While quantities last. Discount automatically applied at checkout!
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Launching this November, the labradorite eye pendant comes in gold and silver, with 100% of net profits donated to help further Operation Eyesight's efforts! Help us eliminate avoidable blindness in rural Rajasthan, where Saraswati jewelry is made with every purchase!
]]>We’re thrilled to launch our latest piece we've designed for Operation Eyesight. Launching this November, the labradorite eye pendant comes in gold and silver, with 100% of net profits donated to help further Operation Eyesight's efforts! Help us eliminate avoidable blindness in rural Rajasthan, where Saraswati jewelry is made with every purchase!
Operation Eyesight is a Canada-based international development organization working to prevent blindness and restore sight in South Asia and Africa. Since 1963, they’ve been providing much-needed eye care services in India, which has the largest blind population in the world. They partner with local hospitals, helping them reach and treat as many people as possible. Those who can’t afford to pay are treated free of charge. Working to eliminate avoidable blindness in India and around the globe… For All The World To See! For more information visit operationeyesight.com.
There are 39 million blind people in the world, and 12 million of them are in India. Join us in tackling avoidable blindness in some of the poorest rural communities in with the purchase of our Operation Eyesight necklace!
]]>Symbiosis through solidity, flow, heat + motion. Cascading gemstone earrings and fine ornate bracelets guided and inspired by the four elements of nature: Earth, Fire, Water, Air.
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Cascading gemstone earrings and fine ornate bracelets guided and inspired by the four elements of nature.
What element connects with you?
FIRE
Gemstone: Red Garnet
Action oriented: Spontaneous, enthusiastic, adventure seeking
WATER
Gemstone: Aquamarine
Emotionally oriented: Intuitive, emotional, nurturers
AIR
Gemstone: Peridot
Intellectually oriented: Social, objective, communicators
EARTH
Gemstone: Smokey Quartz
Sensually oriented: Patient, practical, hard workers
Our beloved Honeybee Collection now has a new friend: Rose Quartz. A stone for activating the heart chakra, and transmitting energies of love, compassion, harmony and healing, it radiated its way into the HONEYBEE collection.
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ROSE QUARTZ x HONEYBEE
Our beloved Honeybee Collection now has a new friend: Rose Quartz. A stone for activating the heart chakra, and transmitting energies of love, compassion, harmony and healing, it radiated its way into the HONEYBEE collection.
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