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How to Extract Dye From Coffee or Tea

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For a deep tan-yellow color, try coffee or tea leaves.

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  1. Step 1

    Boil some ground coffee or tea for 20 to 30 minutes.

  2. Step 2

    Make it as strong as possible.

  3. Step 3

    Strain the water through a piece of cheesecloth to remove the leaves or grounds.

  4. Step 4

    Add 3 gal. cold water to make a dye bath.

Tips & Warnings
  • Fabrics being dyed with this solution should be immersed and boiled in it for 1 1/2 hours or so.
  • Cotton dyed with coffee is not colorfast. Measure 2 tbsp. vinegar into the solution to help make it permanent.

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