Been reading about eco dyeing and using found materials and thought I’d give it a go. Years ago I did a lot of natural dyeing of fleece for hand spinning but not on fabric and not just for the wonder of the results. I did a little bit about a year ago in a workshop by Elizabeth (Beth) McTear of Honest Alchemy but it was a large group and Beth had set up the dye pots etc for us.
Two—maybe three weeks ago I put strong tea, rusty nails and a scrap of cloth I found inside an old pot holder I was throwing out, in a glass jar and set it aside. Today I took it out.

Dyeing test.

Above is the result—and I love it. Haven’t been so excited about a bit of old cloth in a while. Gonna’ do more!