Tea Dye Lace Curtains

These hard to find tea stained lace curtains are a window treatment that will add style and charm to your home all hand dyed each ia a unique piece.

Tea dye lace curtains.

Salvage an old lace tablecloth by aging it in a tea bath then stitch. I used black tea with a very hot strong solution boiled up in a huge pot on the stove. White lace can be dyed with coffee or tea to give it the antiqued and browned look of old lace. Place the curtains in the dye bath submerging them completely beneath the water s surface.

I never thought to try different types of teas though. While the tea doesn t cause a drastic color change for white fabric it can help hide light stains and give clothing a vintage look. This is an easy and cheap way to change the color of lace if it s too white or not dark enough for your room. They ll look like your great grandmother s draperies that have aged gracefully over time.

Best of all as long as you can boil water you ll be able to dye any fabric with tea. The tea i used ended up looking dirty against the ivory so i washed it out and used a super diluted yellow dye instead. Coffee that is too strong will make very dark lace and coffee that is too weak will not dye the lace much at. I did try tea dying once i was making a wedding dress and had white lace but ivory satin.

This is a guide about dyeing sheer curtains a different color. Instead you are aiming for an aged vintage look. I dunked the lace for 3 or 5 seconds and it gave me much better results. Dyeing with tea is an easy inexpensive way to change the look of kitchen towels tee shirts or any fabric item.

The perfect addition to any country home. Sheer curtains are often made from polyester fabric which is unfortunately not the best type of fabric for dyeing. Stir the curtains in the coffee gently with a wooden spoon to make sure the dye reaches all of the fabric evenly. Do not stir or agitate the curtains during this time.

You are not trying to dye your curtains a completely different color. Tea dyeing works best on natural fibers such as cotton or linen. They are offered in four different sizes. Allow them to sit in the hot dye for 5 minutes.

4 leave the curtains in the coffee for as long as necessary to get the color you want. Do some research to see if there is a specialty dye that would work. Place the curtains in the dye bath. I was able to tea dye a 100 polyester continuous lace curtaining fabric the pattern i wanted was only available in white and all my other curtains are ivory.

I concur tea will dye polyester.