Natural Dyes: Kickstarted!
Have you heard of Kickstarter.com? It’s this website project where anyone can propose a project (generally of the creative or activist variety), and set a minimum for the amount of funding they would need to do it, as well as a deadline for the dough. They make a video appeal, and then kind-hearted strangers make donations (usually getting some kind of reward, everything from postcards to private yoga classes)- if the project is fully funded in time, you get the money and go forth, and if not, you’re off the hook. Pretty neat.
The Noon Design Studio project has been is looking for money to create the first natural dye production house in the US- and now it’s been fully funded to the tune of over $4,000!
“Natural dye has a long and rich history stemming from almost every culture. It is important because it utilizes naturally occurring materials to create color without the use of chemicals or salt. A naturally dyed organic textile is non-toxic and safe for everyone. At the end of its life, it can biodegrade back into the soil without hurting the earth.”
Dyes made of pomegranates! And Walnuts! Yesssss.
