Hello guys. I’m just about to choose a comment to win a place on my workshop (with the help of Billy of course) I just want to say it’s REALLY REALLY hard to choose and I appreciate all of your kind and supportive words so much. I’ll reply to the winner as soon as we’ve chosen. Thank you 🌸

@shuangxu8315

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to join your workshop coz I enjoy playing with natural dyeing and I want to introduce my mama to it as well. ❤️love your videos! So satisfying ❤️

@divyagna5851

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/pWeO0dqcmNy9pdI.html

@kakshanaik371

Жыл бұрын

Hey, does the colour fade away after frequent washing?

This is such a calming video. I love the sounds and that there's no abrasive music overlay. Subscribed instantly.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 🙏🏽

@kallieholman9329

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@tutubeas10

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same until I saw the lonely parakeet in the cage 🥲 12:56.

@ashleighmayhew1017

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same!

@mandyb7277

Жыл бұрын

Same! The bracelets gently tapping made me so happy as well.

I bet that smell was amazing, I've just started putting some dye plants in my garden after reading Wild Colour. I'd love a chance to learn some more in your class 🍂

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Omg I’m doing my first dye garden this year! It’s so exciting isn’t it 🌸🌸

@margietitus4702

2 жыл бұрын

@@billynou how can we permanently hold the dye colors on the material.

Love these subtle brown tones! I would love to attend your workshop - I just got a nice bundle of white fabrics yesterday and have been saving up onion skins to make my first dye experiments. Your videos are an amazing source of inspiration and just overall beautiful vibes.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting Jacqueline. I hope you have some fun with that nice bundle of colour potential 🧅🧅

I absolutely love the way you create. It's so educational and what an awesome opportunity to have Billy there with you. The love is brilliant that you have for your children. Thank you for being you!

@billynou

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I appreciate this ❤️

The variation of colors achieved with different fibers in one dye bath is so fun! Lovely!

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it so cool !?!

@divyagna5851

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/pWeO0dqcmNy9pdI.html

Lol "blow your head off". Billy might never drink coffee, Mom🤣🥰

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

😂😬

love this ... so therapeutic and calming.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

I love that people find our videos therapeutic! 🧘🏽‍♀️

Your videos bring me so much peace. Thank you ❤

@billynou

4 ай бұрын

That’s such a nice compliment 🥰

I absolutely love watching your videos, especially with Billy! I’ve always been fascinated with botanical printing and dying and now I’m retired from teaching horticulture I can play and get lost in learning from videos like yours on utube. I’ve begun doing a few pieces of cotton and really love the results from rust and lichens. Many years ago my Mom dyed our school blouses with tea as that was the color the seniors got to wear. She did a great job too! Wish I knew if she pretreated with a mordant and what she used if she did but I never thought to ask her when she was alive. I would love to be a part of your virtual class to learn more about mordants and natural dyes. Thanks for these videos! They are so soothing to watch and help to fuel creativity.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your lovely comment Bettie. Your mum sounds like my kinda woman ❤️❤️

This is the kind of color tone i've been looking for.

Great)) amazing idea. You just solved my problem! I wanted to dye wool dreadlocks in beige colour - so that's how I going to make it!!!

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

Yay! Hope they turned out good!

Hi there, Ceilidh and Billy! I love watching your videos--seriously such a good way to relax after a long day at work. I'm new to natural dying and am starting a dye garden with the kids I nanny. Would love to attend your workshop to have some more thorough knowledge before taking the kiddos along on my natural dye adventure!

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Ohh hello Lily. It’s the best, making an intentional mess with kids!! 🤍🤍🤍

so sweet u are including ur child. this is important for children to learn how to do these natural things

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

We love doing it with her! But also don’t have much choice in the matter 🤣😅

Thank you- I have a bunch of baby clothes I am going to try this on! Thank you for the inspiration.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Yesss... the best for natural dyeing 😆

I love your video and I love your voices!! The little turtle was the best!!

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I was wondering when someone would mention Rose the turtle. She’s the cutest little thing 🥰

Hey there, I'm not sure how to put it, but I so enjoy witnessing the sort of essence of your "brand", staying at the root of what you're doing, the love for it... I've found myself being drawn more and more over time to textile, knitting, dyeing. To both fabric itself as the practice of (re)learning the skills of making of the essential things people would in the past just make themselves. I find so much meaning in there! It's funny how I when I was younger I always felt I had very different interests from my mother, but now I'm getting a little older I find myself picking up al the things she did as well. I love seeing how you're already passing it on to your daughter :) Would love to join your workshop and get more confident in dyeing!

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Hey janna just wanted to say thank you for your comment and I love that you’re turning into your mum 😉

Love it ceilidh!!!!!!!!

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you follow that dog 😆

Love the vibe and aesthetics. Instant sub.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️ welcome

thanks for the new video, it's a pleasure to witness the growing attention to details and nuance, in the procedure of botanical colour-making. I'd be glad to take part in the workshop as this rippling adventure is a part of my daily life. I'm also practicing with precipitating leftover water baths into lake pigments for mulling into paint; as well as growing from seed and foraging.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Sophie it sounds like you’ve got the bug!! 🍇❤️🌸🌱

@sophievautour8573

3 жыл бұрын

@@billynou wow! really? that's trop amazing!

Hi BillyNou! Loved today’s video, I have a lot of coffee that I also don’t drink lol so will definitely be giving this a try. I would love to enter your offering for a seat in your upcoming workshop. I am a painter, but have been working with textiles for the majority of my life. I’m coming back to a consistent practice and natural dyeing. Taking your workshop would offer me the opportunity to learn from wise, hands on artists who are connected to the land. Thank you!

Your kitchen looks so cozy! Mine is furnished with this so called modern (toxic) painted wood pressed and I despise it. I plan to design my own simple kitchen furniture like yours using solid wood and iron. I love your work and you have a beautiful family 🪻

Hello! I have been following you for quite a while and I absolutely love your videos! I tried your onion skin dye recipe a week ago on one of my pillow cases and was so proud of it it is beautiful! I have been obsessed with natural dyeing and I want to learn as much as I can about it!!!!! Lots of love :))))

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Yay!! What a nice colour for bed clothes.... 🧅

Hi Ceilidh Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful videos with the world. I've been following your KZread journey since the first lockdown and have thoroughly enjoyed learning about natural dyes with you and am always entertainined by your gorgeous daughter 😂 During the first lockdown I finally had the time to teach myself to sew. I love using natural fibres and regularly use organic cotton and linen, but struggled finding gentle dyes I was happy with. I searched for a solution on you tube and found your episode on how to dye fabrics black naturally which was my first real step into the world of natural dyeing. Since then I have taken on pretty much all of your recommendations and follow the dog Wood dyer, have been stashing away onion skins and avocado stones and skins, I've also placed a rather big order from the Mazi (which I should be getting any day now..!) So I am truly thankful for your help in starting my natural dyeing journey. Of course it would be an honour to be able to win a spot on your workshop, but I'll see you there whether I win or not! Thanks again 🙏 ☀ ♥

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bryony. Oh man thanks so much for your support. And I know the Mazi will have appreciated your order... you will LOVE their fabric, they are seriously lush, I love them. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Everything you make looks nice🙂 Just bought the overalls you make and im loving them...my go to relax outfit and theyll be good this summer for going to the beach! 💥💥💥 Highly recomended💥💥💥

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Yay!!! Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

So inspiring!

@billynou

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

Hello! What a great video!! Thank you!!

@billynou

8 ай бұрын

Hello 😊 thank you for watching♥️♥️

Hi! I discovered you only a few months ago and fell in love with your super chilled, beautifully filmed videos. (Billy’s pretty cool too!) I would love to be considered for the comp! - you inspired me to do my first natural dying of my old white linen overalls with onion skins and I fell completely in love with the whole process from start to finish! I’ve also started to work on my sewing in a big way during lockdown in Northern Ireland and have been using old natural fabrics from around the house/ family and friends / zero waste groups and completely making them into something new and natural dying is a big part of the process to give the things I’m making a new lease of life and to be as waste conscious as possible. I have so much to learn with natural dying but I love experimenting and ive been very fortunate that lockdowns given me the time to do the things that really light the fire in my soul 😂 ?! anyway cheers for the stunning content and e books and all the effort you put into this channel and your business! Big respect for doing the things you love and making something beautiful out of it!

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Sophie! It’s so nice to hear how you’ve been getting down to lighting that fire 🔥 thanks for your support it’s so appreciated ❤️

Gorgeous- thank you 😊 you are so inspiring:). Greetings 🖖 from Aotearoa New Zealand :)

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Giles, thank you for the kind comments ❤️

Sooo good...thank you ever so gratefully for putting your loves, which are so rich, out into the world...it fills me with joy and inspiration which then creates ripples out into the (currently micro) world....here's to playing and exploring no matter how many years we are ❤

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Love love love ❤️🌱

Hello, It's nice to hear about the workshop. I would love to have a chance to learn more about it because I stardet dying the wool I spin myself and it's a wonderful new world of possibilities. I am living in the French countryside and exploring things around me to colour with! =)

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Bonjour! You won’t regret giving it a go. Thanks for your french countryside support 🧶

Wow..... beautiful ❤️

I was literally searching for some DIY and I am definitey doing this first thing in the morning

@billynou

Жыл бұрын

I hope it went well 🤎

I have done coffee dyeing before but mine have never been as nice as yours. The colors are so rich! I learned a lot just watching this video. I have watched your eco dye videos as well and love them . It is snowing in my area and I can't wait til spring and flowers and eco dyeing. But til then I can coffee dye!!!! Your little girl is adorable❤

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

It’s funny isn’t it... you’d expect coffee to have very dark results but they are surprisingly subtle. I can’t wait for the spring flowers either! Thanks for your comment Jenny 🌸

@jennyhughes6597

3 жыл бұрын

@@billynou You're welcome!❤🌻

thanks for the video. I just purchased a ton of white fabric to use at my wedding as table runners and have been trying to find a good way to get it to more of an Ivory color.. This was really helpful

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Yay! I think using natural dyes for things like wedding stuff is so special 🌸🌸

Hi Billy and mum! I've found your channel quite recently and I cannot stop watching. I feel like I'm learning a lot but the best part is that you are teaching us in such a nice and friendly way, with a lot of warmth. I appreciate that a lot :) I'm a super beginner but I will actually organise some dyeing workshops during this spring, with kids in the community. I'm quite nervous and would therefore love to be a part of your workshop to get more comfortable in the dyeing process- and to might get some answers to a few of my wonderings, hehe... Best regards from Stockholm, Sweden

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Anna... thanks for your comment 🥰🥰 unfortunately this giveaway is over but I LOVE that you are just diving in and doing workshops with kids you will have so much fun!! The workshop is tomorrow so still a little time to sign up if you fancy it. 😊

@annasollevi1754

3 жыл бұрын

@@billynou Oh thanks for your answer! didn't know it was tomorrow already :) I´ll look in to it!

I would love to win a spot on the workshop as I have very recently got into natural dyeing and can't get enough of it! I've been so inspired by the authenticity of your channel and how passionate you are about the process 💛

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Beth. Welcome onboard the dye train 😃

Reminds me of my Gradmotherñs scarfs she would make with natural dyes from foods and such...lovely🌼🌼💗💗

@billynou

Ай бұрын

I love this… I hope I’m that kind of granny!!

Thanks for another great video. I’m really new to natural dyeing and your videos are giving me so many great ideas. I’d love to win a spot on your next workshop so you and Billy can give me some more tips!

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Rachel ..... I’m wondering if I should let billy host the workshop 🤔🤣

Really lovely natural dye process.❤️🍫

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Your videos have been really inspiring and I have been collecting onion skins and avocado skins lately so I can try out natural dyeing. I'm an art student and working with nature really fascinates me, I can't wait to try it out! I'd love a place on your workshop to learn properly how to natural dye. Your videos are beautiful thank you so much 🧡

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Jasminei thanks for commenting. I hope you find a way to incorporate natural dyes into your work. It will be wonderful!

Loved the content though I was reminded of why I no longer wear bangles 🥴 what a blast to the past though

Your child reminds me of my daughter. Always helping me with my crafts

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Hehe yes she loves to “help” ❤️❤️

loved it!! danke!

@billynou

Жыл бұрын

Danke 🌸

Oooo yr really cool. Thank you.

Hello!! I would absolutely adore a spot in your online workshop. I find your youtube videos filled with valuable information. They are very meditative for me and fill me with creative inspiration. I adore the hands-on and experimental arts. I am currently in the process of learning how to make my own clothing and dye the fabrics as a means of self-sufficiency and sustainability. Creating and upcycling clothing has allowed me to have a conscious relationship with the garments that I own and that I bring into my space. Lots of love and gratitude to you and this channel for being! :)

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Love and gratitude to you too Yassmin and I think it’s excellent you’re learning how to make your own clothing... it’s such a gift ❤️

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Also .... having a conscious relationship with your garments, I feel, it the absolute way forward ❤️❤️

Hi! Thanks for another beautiful video! I have already tried some of your tips, I loved the dark colors video ❣️ I'm trying to soak all I find about natural dyeing because I believe it is one of the paths for creating a susteinable society, both in a very tangible way with the use of natural fabrics and colors, as well as in a way of reconecting with our handmaking creativity, interaction with nature, and the fun of playing with colors to light up the soul 🥰🌿💖 I'd love to participate in one of your classes 🍂🌸🙏🏽

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting Kaliz. And it really makes me happy to hear you’ve already been trying some tips ... I believe it is too ☺️❤️

Low-key nice ASMR 😌

Inspiring, thank you.

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome ☺️

I have loved your videos over the last year, and have learned so much. I would love to have a spot in your workshop so I could put it all together in the right order - scouring, washing, mordanting, dyeing, drying. :)

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for staying around for a year!! That’s so nice to hear. Sounds like you’ve got the order down 😉❤️

Hi! I'm a high school Ceramics & Fiber Arts teacher and I'm planning to demonstrate natural dying for my students while we are all doing virtual learning. I love your videos, they are so easy to follow and I feel like I've learned so much! :)

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and this is great that you’re introducing natural dyes to your students!! So awesome🥀🌺🌼🌻🌸

@divyagna5851

3 жыл бұрын

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Great videos just started doing some dying and hope to do more in a few weeks with my family. Love the bundle dying.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🥰 have fun with your family !

Hi Ceilidh! I was so excited to watch this video because the first experiments I did with natural dyeing was with coffee, and got ultra ultra light brown colors. I used spent coffee, which was probably why it was much lighter than I expected, but it is relieving to see that it wasn't because I did something wrong. It seems like even unspent coffee produces light brown. And yours turned out looking so delicate, and so pretty! I've actually been collecting avocado skins and pits for a while now in preparation for an avocado dyeing experiment in the future. I bought some yards of white linen, which i'm hoping to turn into a naturally-dyed me-made capsule wardrobe. I'd love to win that spot for your workshop, and get over that "fear of the blank canvas" and make some pretty overalls (hopefully using your pattern?)

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

I feel you on the fear of a blank canvas! And a you made capsule collection sounds ace!!

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Irene even though you didn’t win this time, I really appreciate your comment ❤️❤️❤️

Awesome

I’ve been interested in natural dyes for quite a while but when I stumbled across your videos I jumped on them immediately. I just adore your aesthetics and amazing family. I am a tattoo artist and I lost my job due to covid, but you inspired me so much to bring my new hobby to a next level. I’d like to win as my birthday is on the 20th🙈 Thank you💛

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Hey vivien thank you for your comment. I’m so sorry you lost your job but glad you’re keeping positive and keeping going ... you didn’t win this time but I just wanted to say happy birthday and send you lots of good wishes 🤍

@vivienszincsak1885

3 жыл бұрын

BillyNou thank you dear, i’m kind of grateful this madness is happening as I would never ever have time to experiment and create so much!!!! Thanks for forever inspiring and for the birthday wishes💛🥰🌝

The dyed shirt matches the color of your eyes!😀

@billynou

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for noticing my eyes 😍

I have been wanting to start natural dyeing for years, I would love to learn where to start in your workshop! I love this video, my partner drinks loads of coffee (I can’t bc it makes me so shaky!) and I can’t wait to ty this. ✨

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting and entering the giveaway. I can relate to the coffee shakes .... I’m still fantasising about it even though it’s been a good few months since I stopped drinking it! 😭🤍

the kid is sooo wholesome

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

☺️

I’m so grateful you made this video on dyeing fabric with coffee 🤎 your demonstration really helped me! I would love to win the spot in your workshop because I am new to natural dyeing and think that I could learn a lot from you and your method! I’m starting a handmade boutique and want to incorporate natural dye methods into my garment construction.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment kiesha. Your hand made boutique sounds like it’s going to be fab 😉

@MagickGypsy

3 жыл бұрын

BillyNou thank you!!

Lovely video an has all that I needed to know 🐾🖤best wishes for both of U lefties...from another leftie

@billynou

Жыл бұрын

Yay for the lefties 😆😆

love your videos. almost a asmr quality to them... also i adore these earrings. where did you get them if you don't mind my asking?

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️ so funny, everyone always asks about these earrings and I actually can’t remember... I think I got them from a market stall in either Thailand or Guadalupe 😆

when coffee staining fabric with a stencil, would you recommend doing so while wet or dry for best pattern definition??

Hello, just found your channel. Thank you for everything you do ❤️👍🌻. When I don’t like the collar on an old T-shirt I just cut the shape I like. It doesn’t run, even after washing.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

I like your attitude ☺️🥰

@divyagna5851

3 жыл бұрын

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loved the outcome! all the pieces looked gorgeous. thanks for sharing. what did you do with the left over coffee?

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

I usually put leftovers on my compost 🤎

Thank you

@billynou

11 ай бұрын

You're welcome

Such a lovely moment. "Can we drink this too?" 😅☕️

@billynou

Жыл бұрын

😆

Hi there I am absolutely loving your videos, so natural & calming & informative! I love that you have the whole family (& pets!) involved! I’m sorry if I missed this, but can I ask what mordant you used for dyeing with coffee? I’m collecting bits and pieces to start my natural dyeing journey but yet to mordant anything. I’ll be working mainly with bamboo fibres & linen. Any suggestions gratefully received. Also - I hope the no coffee drinking has been going well, I tip my hat to you, I could not go with out my morning cup! ☕️ Thank you 🙏🏻

@dinxx1

2 жыл бұрын

Update - I should have waited until the end of the video where you explain the mordants used 😂 The colours turned out lovely!

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

Also I have been drinking coffee again!! 😆 but not much

Yep

Smells good

@billynou

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@alberts1985

Жыл бұрын

Interesting burnt smell but I like it

Thank you ❤️🍫

Always love your videos, I hope I could have such an efficient assistant too...maybe I could borrow Billy? 🐵 would definitely love to be in your workshop, so many things to ask ☺️

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Anna. Thank you for entering 😊 “efficient” yes haha ❤️❤️

Are there any other patterns u know how to do? I would love to know

Very nice 👌

@billynou

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Hi there! Thank you so much for the video, it's got beautiful energy all around! I'm researching natural dye techniques for a uni project, and I was wondering if I do this if the colors will vanish with each wash? I suppose it's advisable to wash in colder water? Thanks so much for sharing the knowledge :)

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

Hello! There’s so much you can do to help the colours last longer including making sure to pre and post treat the fibers properly. Hand washing with cool water and ph neutral soap is generally the best way to wash your dyed fabrics. There will always be some colour that changes or washes out but that’s just part of the charm... imo ☺️

Would linen shrink during this process?

Thank you so much for sharing your process. It is lovely to watch it . Is the coffee dye permanent ? Don't we need to add some alum as a binder ? I am new to this dying process and recently I did try mynhand, but with alum powder for the permanence. ( It is a natural alum powder I chose to make it non-toxic).

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment ☺️ yes it’s absolutely a good idea to mordant your fibers first... which you can do with alum or tannin and alum or alum acetate depending on which fiber you are dyeing ☕️☕️

Very nice

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

i am living in south Portugal where there's a ton of wild flowers and plants that i would like to play with for dying fabrics and yarn and i would love to learn with you how to do it.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Emma. How lovely that sounds!! 🌸🌸🌸🌸

Hello! I have unfortunately really hard water. Will this be an issue with this method or should I use drinking water?

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

I have really hard water too! And so far no problems but it just give it a go with both and see which you prefer 😊

THIS is how my dreams and childhood FEEL like

@billynou

Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s so sweet and nice ☺️

Would you be able to give a link for some alum acetate? I’ve struggled finding some in the U.K.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

There is a Uk based company called wild colours that should have some! 😊

Where did you buy your mini turtle and does it just live in your house plant?! 😍 now I need one!! Haha

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

Haha awww well it’s a baby and my mother in law got it for my daughter 😅 we don’t really have the right environment for it to live with us as we don’t have a garden so she lived in the house plants by the window in the summer last year but now she’s gone to live with granny. 💕

Does vinegar or apple cider vinegar really set the dye?

I just did my first bundle dye experiment using onion skins, hibiscus, rosemary and eucalyptus. Can't wait to open them tomorrow! I've been looking for a ph-neutral washing powder/liquid but having a hard time finding one because even the sensitive/unscented one's seem to be more on the alkaline side. Apparently wool washing liquid is closest to ph-neutral. Would you mind to share what you're using?

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Hello so there are soecific ones for natural dyes... orvus paste and synthrapol ... I have never used these but they would be a good choice ... or there should be something in the baby/sensitive section of your supermarket. I use some sensitive skin/baby wash from my local pharmacy 😊

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you had a fun unwrapping experience with your bundles ☺️

Hello. I have a deep level response to natural dyeing. I’ve collected a growing amount of materials. Frozen avocado skins and pits. Dry flowers and herbs. But, I’m still timid to take the plunge. I once tried to color something with beet juice and it just washed away. Odd because had I spilled it I feel it would have stained forever. Anyway, I am interested in your offered course and will be watching for it.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Haha of course it would have stayed forever if it wasn’t intentional! So beetroots have lovely colour but they do tend to wash out quite quickly. My advice is just gooooo for it... don’t worry if it doesn’t work all the time, make a mess and have fun 🧅🍇🌸🌱

bangles and ring I love, is there an artist who sells them? nice video.

@billynou

Жыл бұрын

Aw thank you.... you wouldn’t believe how many comments I get on my bracelets 😆 These are all a gift from my mother in law.... I think she got them from an African man who passes our village every year ☺️

Very inspiring!🙌 is this also possible with the fabric polyester?

@billynou

Жыл бұрын

Thanks you ☺️ only natural fibers , natural dyes don’t tend to stick to other fibers 🤎

Hi Billy! Thanks for a great content! I do have a question. I got a linen dress here and it’s 100%linen in white colour. I definitely wanna dye it to darker colour as I it’s see though but I don’t want it to shrink though. Do you think boiling will make it shrink? Any recommendation? Thanks!

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

I usually find that linen does shrink a little but soon relaxes again after a couple of wares. If you’re gentle with you linen and with the dyes no process you should be ok.... if you have a small piece of similar linen to do a test on that would be a good idea too ❤️

@nilasaid2631

2 жыл бұрын

@@billynou Thanks! Appreciate your attention and response!

Hello! I wanted to ask, if my shirt was already a rich beige colour and just lost its color a bit, do i have to keep it in water for a shorter amount of time to get the original color that it had?

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

Erm well do you mean it’s already been dyed and your just giving it a revamp? The best thing to do is to just keep an eye on it in the pot and you’ll be able to see when it’s got a good colour 😊

hey! love your channel guys. i would love to know if you are keeping coffee WITH garments on low heat the entire time or if they can be left soaking overnight off the heat. thx!

@billynou

Жыл бұрын

They can absolutely be left to soak... just make sure all your fabric is submerged or you may end up with some patches where the fabric has floated out of the liquid 🤎

@toroseduto7365

Жыл бұрын

@@billynou Mercie 🌼 i actually like random patches and blotches🐸

Hi, thank you for your great videos! We are a small social enterprise based in Malaysia and we'd like to apply some of the natural dyeing techniques that you explain in your videos. The only concern for us is how do you actually fix the colour so that it doesn't come off after several wash... do you have some piece of advice or is there a video that I have missed about it? Thanks a lot! :))

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Hello 😊 so this is quite a big question because you will need to mordant your fibers and there and lots of ways to do it and lots of factors that effect the results. In principle the processes are very simple but for me it took me a while to get to a place where I feel confident about mordanting .... but that’s just me and I take quite a long time to do most things 😉 If you’re mordanting animal fibers then you’ll want to look into alum and if you’re mordanting plant fibers then alum acetate is good. I do have a video on mordanting with tannin and alum for dyeing with madder which you might find useful. I’m also offering a workshop next Sunday on the 28th where we will talk a little bit about mordanting if that’s something that interests you... also just just do lots of experimenting and playing to get the feel of it all. Good luck !

Hi...I was interested in knowing how to go about dyeing with other natural dyes ,do we need to mordant the cloth first or put the mordant in the dye....

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I always mordant first as I feel I get better results that way but some people do put the mordant in with the dye. You can experiment and see what works best for you. I have a couple of ebooks available with a few tips it that’s something you’d be interested in 🥰

Will you be doing another workshop in the summer?

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so!! I will be sure to post about it on here and on my Instagram @billynouapparel so keep your eyes peeled 👀

Will the coffe dye yellow clothes? By the way this video was super useful and I love you accent it’s so cute :)

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

😆 thanks. Yes ... you’ll just get the coffee colour mixed with yellow ( I think you mean dye over yellow clothes). Just make sure you’re dyeing natural fibers 💛🤎

Really interesting and comprehensive video... Could you recycle used coffee grounds for this project?

@foulprophet

3 жыл бұрын

I’m just trying it out rn with some used medium roast grounds (and some unused that have gone stale, roughly 2:1 ratio of used/stale grounds) and I’ll check back in an hour and let you know how it went!

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

This is a really old comment but I’m just seeing it now... you can use used grounds but I tend to find they have way less colour to offer

U used to get my shirts, yea stain them and then I’d paint a design on them.

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

☕️☕️☕️

CAN I WASH THE DYED FABRIC ? OR CAN'T THE DYED WILL FADE OUT ?

I'd love to win entry into your natural dye workshop because it'd be THE best birthday present in the world for me! my birthday is tomorrow (feb 10th - turning 27 - gettin' old eh) and despite, you know, the times that we're in, having gone through some personal things this past week, it doesn't seem like it'll be that great of a birthday for me this year... I'm actually feeling emotional even writing this, but winning this would really, really lift my spirits. natural dyeing makes me so happy and really inspires me to create purely for my enjoyment, and connects me to the depth of creativity I lived in as a child - that I'm working on getting back to. it would be so amazing to have the chance to learn directly from you, as your methods and style and approach to natural dyeing is my FAVE out of all the natural dyers I've ever come across. thanks so much for offering this, I'd feel so, so grateful to win!! 💕✨🤞🏾

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

Hey sweet heart IT’S ON! See you in the workshop 😉 I hope it lifts your spirits and you take some time eat some cake on your birthday. Send me an email on billynouapparel@gmail.com or direct message via Instagram and I’ll let you know what to do 🌱🥰

@tritri444

3 жыл бұрын

@@billynou OMG, I'm literally dancing around right now, that's how excited I am!!! you are the BEST Ceilidh, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! 🤗🤗🥰🥰 I'm about to DM you on insta right now!

@diademglow3429

3 жыл бұрын

@@billynou That was so sweet of you, I am glad you picked her!

@billynou

3 жыл бұрын

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your vids sounds like documentaries but i think its so funny how we hear your breathing its hilarious

@billynou

2 жыл бұрын

I actually get quite nervous making the videos sometimes as we shoot all in one go and worry that I’ll make a fool of myself, which I always do 😆, but I also don’t really mind, it’s par for the course putting yourself out there isn’t it. I’m well aware of my heavy breathing !! Glad it made you laugh !

hi! can I ask how many years this dye last? And also if aggressive comercial detergents affect the color?

@billynou

Ай бұрын

Best to use ph neutral detergent