You will need

1. Wash your cushion cover and leave it damp.
2. Wearing rubber gloves, dissolve one packet of dye in 500ml of water. Then fill up your basin with about six litres of warm water, and dissolve the salt in that.
3. Add half of the dissolved dye to the water and give it a good stir. Then submerge two thirds of the fabric into the water, securing the un-dyed third over the side of the bowl with stones or ramekins. Leave for 15-20 minutes.
4. Pull another third of the cover out of the water, so only one third is left submerged, and add the remaining dissolved dye. Leave in for another 15-20 minutes.
5. Remove the cushion from the basin and rinse with cold water. Then wash in warm water and allow to dry fully before using.


For the circle cushion

1. Follow steps 1 and 2 from the two-tone cushion.
2. With the cushion cover flat, pinch up from the centre and gather the material together, tying an elastic band about an inch from the middle. Then tie elastic bands at intervals along the cushion, until you reach the edge. The dye can’t penetrate the elastic bands, so this is where the white circles will appear.
3. Add all of the dissolved dye to the water and give it a stir. Then submerge the tied up cushion in the water and leave for 20-30 minutes. The longer you leave it, the darker the colour will be.
4. Drain the water and remove the elastic bands. Then follow step 5, above.
Ps, Cat's love the cushions, too…