How to Naturally Dye Sneakers | Hands On (S1E2) | Nike

Nike footwear designers Aja and Indah show you how to create natural food coloring to give new life to old shoes. Instead of trashing dingy sneakers, grab some ingredients from around your house and follow along with this natural dyeing tutorial. Have you tried sneaker customization? We’d love to hear how you do it, so let us know in the comments! 00:11 Meet Your Hosts 00:40 What’s Natural Dye? 01:08 The Best Shoes for Natural Dyes 01:38 Step One – Remove Shoelaces 01:43 Step Two – Boil the Water 01:56 Step Three – Add Your Ingredients 02:38 Step Four – Let the Shoes Cook 03:14 Tada! Naturally Dyed Shoes! 03:40 See Ya Next Time What You’ll Need: - A pair of shoes with natural materials like cotton - A large pot — it’ll need to hold your shoes and enough liquid to cover them - Water - Natural ingredients, like food scraps or plants. Not sure which to use? Watch the video for inspiration! - 2-3 tbsp Alum — this dye fixative can be found in the spice or canning aisle of your grocery store - 2-3 tbsp Iron Mordant — this color enricher can be found online Note: You’ll be working with hot liquid for this one, so adult supervision is required, as well as the use of safety goggles and gloves. Brought to you by Move to Zero: Nike’s journey toward zero carbon and zero waste to help protect the future of sport. Visit https://www.nike.com/Sustainability to learn more. Check out more sustainably minded sneaker care tips here: https://www.nike.com/a/give-old-sneakers-new-life