Mar. 22—Conventional dyes on your clothes may be pretty, but they can also be toxic, both to yourself and to the environment. But there is an alternative. Making your own natural dyes at home is a fun ...

The retro style is back for summer. Want to add a fun pop of color to your summer wardrobe? You're not alone: Search interest in tie-dying is up, according to Google, which found searches for ...

Transforming weeds, kitchen scraps and other natural elements into a rainbow of textile dyes is a concept as old as civilization itself, with dye vats dating to as early as 2000 BC. Now, these ...

For both old and new gardeners, it’s almost inevitable that come harvest time you’ll have more vegetables than you know what to do with. Pickling, canning or even donating your excess produce are the ...

With Easter just a couple of weeks away, many families are planning to engage in the longtime tradition of dying hard boiled eggs. An April 2 class held at Stony Creek Metropark taught children and ...

Here are basic step-by-step instructions to make red, yellow and blue using beets, turmeric and cabbage. And from there, with some basic color theory, you can make a whole rainbow of eggs. For the ...