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How to Dye Clothes with Coffee

By Lorain Blanken, About.com

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How to Dye Clothes with Coffee

How to Dye with Coffee

How to Dye with Coffee

We all know from unfortunate experience that coffee is great at staining our clothes. Use coffee’s powers for good by turning a hot brew into a natural dye. This can produce all shades of tans and browns.

What You’ll Need:

  • A medium-size garment for dying
  • A hot pot of coffee
  • A large spoon – A wooden spoon works well
  • A storage tub or large bowl - this needs to be small enough that the coffee will cover the clothing, but large enough so that the clothing is not cramped.

Once you have all your supplies, we can brew the coffee.

(Need help? Ask in the forum.)

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