How to Make Pigment Posters
Oh Design Sponge, we love you. We love you for projects like this gorgeous tutorial showing us how to make Holi-inspired pigment posters.
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DIY Dyed Eggs
P.S. I Made This shows us how to dye our easter eggs with some veggies you might already have in your fridge!
How-To: Dye Your MacBook
This guy dyed the major case parts of his factory-white MacBook bright orange using Rit fabric dye (and swapped out some other bits with a factory-black model) to create this cool custom color scheme. This method is known in the modding community, but “The Brain” has improved on its speed and consistency for glossy parts […]
How-To: PVC and Cable Dyeing
I’m not surprised about the popularity of Sean Michael Ragan’s PVC dyeing technique write-up on Make: Projects. So many projects we feature use this boring white pipe because of its low price, widespread availability, and versatility. Since PVC doesn’t take paint very well, this PVC dyeing technique is perfect for adding those crucial finishing touches […]
Dyeing fabjects with Rit
Jonathan Barclay of Twin Cities Maker has been experimenting with dyeing the output of our MakerBot using Rit dye, a cheap crockpot, and a microwave. Twin Cities Maker ordered 5 lbs of white abs along with our makerbot. I’m aware that the MakerBot Store currently sells colored abs, but 5 lbs of white is nearly […]
How to color PCBs with fabric dye
Don’t like the dingy brown color of home-made PCBs? Dane Kouttron sent in this how-to on dyeing PCBs using regular old Rit dye found in most grocery stores.
Brilliant red dye made from insects
This article just drew my attention to the interesting story behind carmine, which is a pigment precipitated from carminic acid (shown above) extracted from the bodies of Dactylopius coccus, the so-called “cochineal” insect, of which the acid comprises up to 24% of dry body weight. The cochineal is a parasite of cacti of the genus opuntia, from which it has been harvested in South America since pre-Columbian times. It is carmine that made the “red” of the famous British “red coats,” and today carmine is still produced in great quantity for use in fabric, cosmetics, and as a natural food coloring. [via Neatorama]
