How to tea dye fabrics to accent your country decor

Do you like country decor but have a hard time finding fabrics that look aged or antique. her is an easy way to get that antique look using tea bags. You can tea dye curtains, doilies and even bed spreads that will accent your country decor.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Tea bags
• Large pot
• fabric

1. 

   * Fill a large pot with water

   * Add at least 20 tea bags ( tie the strings together to make it easier to remove the tea bags when your ready)

2. * Bring the water to a boil and then let it simmer on low uncovered for about 10 minutes.

   * remove from heat and let cool.

3. 

   * Remove the tea bags (squeeze out the excess tea into the pot from the tea bags)

   * Insert fabric and allow it to sit in the tea overnight. (Make sure all fabric is completely immersed in the tea.)

4. * When fabric is done soaking overnight remove fabric from tea and place in dryer to dry.

   I do not wash the fabric before I dry it. This ensures better setting of the dye. Fabrics can however be washed in the future because the dye is now set. I prefer ironing and displaying the fabric after the drying process when the tea dye is darker. It seems to go better with my country decor if the fabric is darker.

5. 

   You can use the washing machine for larger fabrics.

   1. Fill the washing machine up with hot water
   2. insert at least 50 tea bags
   3. Insert fabric
   4. let the washing machine agitate the fabric to completly imerse it in the tea.
   5. Stop the machine before it spins
   6. Allow the fabric to sit in washing machine overnight.
   7. After fabric has set overnight turn washing machine on and let it finish it's cycle.
   8. Remove fabric and put in dryer. Finish with above steps

   Tea dyed fabric not only compliments country decor but it accents colonial, Americana and vintage decor as well.