Onion Peel Powder
Onion Peel Powder

Onion Peel Powder

Onion Peel Powder

Onion Peel Powder is a vibrant, all-natural dye made from finely ground onion skins. Long loved for their bright, sunny shades and excellent fastness, onion skins are an eco-friendly, zero-waste dyeing essential. This ready-to-use powder takes the hassle out of collecting and processing peels, allowing you to achieve consistent golden, amber, and light brown tones with ease. Perfect for home and professional dyers alike.

Benefits

Onion Peel Powder offers effortless, sustainable colour that is both cheerful and timeless. It’s one of the simplest dyes to use and provides consistent, professional-quality results across fibre types. The ready-powdered form makes it ideal for workshops, educational settings, or studio dyeing — no prep, no waste, just bright, natural beauty.

Perfect For:

  • Wool or silk scarves and yarns in warm golden tones.
  • Overdyeing for rustic browns or greens.
  • Eco-printing or plant-dyed paper and fabric projects.
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  • 100% natural ground onion skins.
  • Produces golden, amber, and brown hues.
  • Use 50–100% WOF for medium to strong shades.
  • Works best on wool, silk, cotton, and linen.
  • Can be overdyed with indigo or iron for olive or khaki tones.
  • Excellent colourfastness and repeatability.

  • Pre-mordant fibres with Alum for best brightness.
  • Simmer gently to prevent uneven dyeing.
  • Filter the dye bath before adding fabric for smooth coverage.
  • Store sealed, dry, and away from direct light.

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Natural Dyes and Mordanting Instructions

Online orders are sent using Australia Post during business hours Monday to Friday. Orders are usually sent 1-2 days after your order is placed or when a pre-ordered item arrives. We email shipping confirmation with tracking information when your order is dispatched.

Shipping : Australia

Shipping is calculated at checkout according to the weight of the order, and your address location.

Most orders will have the option of:

  • Australia Post Standard Shipping (estimated delivery in 3-5 days)
  • Australia Post Express Shipping (estimated delivery in 2-3 days)

Kraftkolour cannot guarantee expected delivery times.

Kraftkolour may use other carriers from time to time for bulky or heavy shipments.

Shipping : International

We currently ship outside Australia to many countries using Australia Post’s International Express service. Rates will be automatically calculated at checkout.

Click & Collect : Thomastown

When ordering online you can choose 'Click & Collect' for order collection at our premises at 2/99 Heyington Ave, Thomastown, Victoria. We will email you confirming when your order is ready to collect.

Orders can be collected 10am 4pm Monday to Friday and we would appreciate it if you could collect your order within a week.

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