How can I make my own dye with things around the house?
You have quite a few options when it comes to making your more handicapped friendlyAs you said wheelchair ramps is a good start but even with those you have a lot of optionsYou might not necessarily need an elevator, you could look at wheelchair stair lift or platform lift which could be a cheaper optionTwo companies that you can look at for quality products is Bruno and WellandThey both offer a wide variety of products which will enable you to make your home more accessibleI added three links which should give you all the information you needGood luck with the renovating and I hope it all works out.
My dad remodels homes for people in your situationWhat state are u in? I would suggest doing a google search or contacting home health care agencies
There are a number of organizations that would help with building a ramp - contact your local social servicesBut if you need major structural changes like modifying doors and installing an elevator, you need to consider selling and finding a different house that is already accessibleGood luck.
It depends on what you want to do with the dyeThe juice from red cabbage makes a good dye for indicating pH, but it is no good for coloring fabric or yarnIf you want to color fabric, anything with artificial coloring, such as unsweetened Kool-aid drink mix powder or Easter egg dye, will work very well to dye wool, and less well to dye nylon or silk, but it will not work at all on cottonFood coloring cannot be used as a dye for cotton, but will just wash out, leaving at most an ugly stainTo dye wool with food coloring, soak it in vinegar with a drop of dish soap, then cook it in water that has had the food coloring dissolved in it, slowly bringing the temperature of the water to a boil; keep it just below a boil for half an hour or longer, then allow it too cool before rinsingSome people like to use Sharpie markers to color fabricThis is not really a dye, but a pigmentIt will gradually wash outSpecial fabric markers work better and last longer, but you probably don't have any of those around the houseThere are a few natural substances that can be used to dye cottonIf you boil fabric for half an hour with the spice turmeric, you will get a nice bright yellow colorIt will fade in the light, so you will have to repeat the process every year or so, more frequently if you expose your fabric to sunlightTurmeric is one of the very few natural dyes whose color will stick to cotton without mordanting with chemicals that you do not have around the houseMost natural dyes will wash out of cotton quicklyEven when properly mordanted by boiling with alum, cotton dyed with natural dyes will not retain the color nearly as long as cotton dyed with a good tie-dye kit.
