Natural Undies Blog — teach

One of the highlights of my residency at the Chicago Fashion Incubator has been meeting and collaborating with former-DIR, Goli June Bridal. One of Goli’s brides saw our work, and reached out about customizing a set of robes for her bridal party. Our bride chose an eco-dyed color scheme, perfect for her September wedding, that comprised of yellow onion skins, turmeric, used coffee grounds, and soda ash for her custom silk robes.

I live in the Midwest where black walnuts are in abundance this time of year. Black walnuts are a wonderful way to achieve rich, earthy, nutty browns and they smell incredible when cooking the dye concentrate. In this article, I'll walk you through the step-by-step process of making a black walnut dye bath and the final results on raw silk.