Natural dyeing is a large component of sustainable fashion replacing harmful synthetic chemicals that poison waterways with organic natural ingredients such as local plants. Learn how to dye materials at home in your kitchen with pantry items such as turmeric or tea with Emily Peters and Laurel Jereda, two local sustainability advocates and artists.

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HOW TO dye fabric with plants

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why natural dyeing is important

More than 1,900 chemicals are used in the production of clothing, of which 165 the EU classifies as hazardous to health or the environment. It pollutes water ways, uses up precious clean water, ruins farm land, and ends up making its way up the food chain. The dyeing process uses enough water to fill two million Olympic-sized swimming pools each year. Natural dyeing was the original way that people dyed material using the resources around them such as plants, sea life, insects, and minerals. Beyond creating new sustainable methods of dyeing through technology, many are also now returning to more natural methods of dyeing material.

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