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HOW TO DYE SOCKS WITH NATURAL DYES
Socks deserve to be seen! Socks aren’t just a functional garment for keeping our feet warm. In recent years, socks have often taken center stage as the focus of our looks. This season, we want to pay tribute to this practical piece of clothing with a tutorial that teaches you how to naturally dye your socks at home. Want to join us?
Let’s get started!
A few days in advance, gather some fruits and veggies to make the dyes you will use to dye your socks. Nature has gifted us with a wide spectrum of colors for dying, including:
Avocado peels and seeds or beetroot for pink hues, red pepper or paprika for red, onion skin and turmeric for yellow and orange, coffee grounds for brown, spinach and rosemary for shades of green, and blueberries, purple cabbage or black beans for blue and purple hues.
This time we’ve decided to use oranges, pinks and red to create a mix of colors that match any of the Boreal boots and ankle boots.
Preparing the socks
The first step is to prepare your socks to ensure they absorb the dye. Add 1 teaspoon of soap and 3 teaspoons of sodium carbonate to a container of water and add the socks, leaving them to soak for 24 hours.
As the next step, add a mordant to bond the color to the socks. This is done by submerging the socks for one hour in a solution of half a cup of salt for every 8 cups water, or one part white vinegar to 4 parts cold water.
How to extract the color
The process is simple. In a pot, add the fruits or veggies, separated by color, and cover with water. Bring to a boil and then simmer for one hour or until the water was acquired the desired color. Strain the liquid. If you want to use multiple colors of dye, remember to separate your plants by color into different pots.
Now it’s time to dye!
To add a fun touch to our socks, we are going to tie off little sections with rubber bands or string. Place the socks in a bowl. Using a pipette, we can now ‘paint’ them with the liquid dye we obtained from boiling the veggies. Leave them overnight so the dye can bond to the fibers. The next day, rinse the socks with cold water. To complete the process, dry them in the shade and voilà! We now have new socks to pair with our Naguisa.
If you try this tutorial at home, we’d love for you to share the result with us! Send us a picture at comunicacion@naguisa.com