This is a natural dye kit that includes a super-snuggly-soft and lightweight cotton gauze scarf, plus all the ingredients, tools, and instructions you'll need to experiment with textile dyeing using pigments from plants! 
 
The Black Bean Dye Kit includes: 
• 1 scarf, 74"x18" in 100% cotton gauze 
• Detailed instruction manual for natural dyeing (including binding and knotting techniques)
• Dried black beans
• Soda ash (for scouring the fabric)
• Alum acetate mordant (for getting the dye to bind to the fabric)
• Wooden spoon
• Wooden stirring sticks
• Recyclable paper cups
• 1 rubber glove
• Test tubes and linen holster
 
(Soda ash, alum acetate, and calcium carbonate are premeasured according to the dry weight of the scarf (100g))
 
Black bean dyeing does not use heat. The process will take you a few hours spread out over 3-4 days. 

You will need the following items:
(1) 2-gallon container (bucket, or bin... anything around this size that can contain liquid)
(1) 1-gallon container (old coffee tub, milk jug with the top cut off, large Tupperware, etc).  
 
 
Want to try natural dyeing?
Treat yourself to learning a new skill! Become a part of the process of the slow fashion movement. 
Or give it as a gift to fashion enthusiasts, artists, crafters, and anyone wanting to form a better relationship with their clothes and the Earth. 

Environmentally-conscious, zero-waste features of our kit: 
The test tubes that contain the mordants are sent with a handmade linen holster that hangs up on the wall! Use this new decoration to propagate plants or as a flower vase. 
The wooden spoon and stirring rods can be saved and reused for gardening, other crafts, etc. (but due to their contact with the mordants, we don't recommend you use them for any food later!)
The beans will come in a cotton drawstring bag. Reuse this to hold produce or whatever needs holding. 
Beans can be composted. 
Items are shipped in eco-conscious packaging. 

Garment Care Instructions: 
For longest-lasting wear, we recommend you hand wash and hang dry your scarf after you've dyed it. To preserve the natural dye color, please do not dry or store in direct sunlight or near harsh heat. Do not iron.