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Alkanet Root Powder
Alkanet root powder is now primarily used as a natural dying agent, and it imparts a ruby red color to natural fibers, wool, wood, stone, lip balm, lipstick, ointments, salve, soap, lotion, and to tint oils, vinegar, tinctures, varnishes, or wine. In the past, Alkanet Root was used to improve the appearance of low quality wines and ports, and to give an aged appearance to wine corks. In soap, Alkanet will yield shades of pink, blue, and purple, depending upon the amount used, types of oil used, and the alkalinity of the soap.
Turmeric Powder
Rhizome Underground rhizome is used as condiment, dye stuff, drug and cosmetic. Traditional item of export. We are the largest producer of Turmeric. Different mordents—substances used to set the dye in fabric—also produce different results. Turmeric is a great natural dye for beginners. It yields a warm gold color on undyed natural cotton fabrics, silk and wool.
Madder Root Powder
Madder root contains the anthraquinone pigment alizarin and has been since ancient times a popular fine red dye plant.The long fleshy root, when dried and milled, yields a variety of brilliant colors: red, pink, brown, orange, black, lilac, and purple, depending upon the mordant used.
Annatto Seed Powder
Rich in Biaxin, the original Annatto seeds come from the Achiote tree, and are then ground down into a Bright rusty colored powder. Annatto seed powder can be used as a natural coloring in Soap making to achieve the range from a loud Orange to light Yellow, depending on the concentration of Annatto Powder used. As a guide use a teaspoon full per kilo of soap base as a starting point.
Brazilwood or Sappanwood powder (Caesalpinia sappan)
Brazilwood or Sappanwood powder – is from the heartwood of trees of the genus Caesalpinia. Originally an old-world dye, the country of India was named after this dyeplant. Historically harvested (then overharvested) from the species Cæsalpinia sappan found on Indian coastlines. Sappanwood Cæsalpinia sappan is found throughout Asia and is sometimes known as Brazilwood. This wood is high in tannin and a colourant known as Brazilian.
Buckthorn (Rhamnus saxatilis)
We use buckthorn extract at 5% wof for wool and cotton and got very rich shades, and you can increase the amount of dye up to 10% for a more brilliant shade. Both animal and plant fibers take the dye well and buckthorn also shifts to a rich olive shade when iron (ferrous sulfate) is used at 1% wof as a post bath.
Buckthorn known as Persian berries since the warm yellow colour comes from the unripe berries. Use cream of tartar along with mordants.
Chamomile dried Flower
Dyer’s Chamomile – Anthemis tinctoria is part of the daisy family. It grows throughout North India, and throughout the Himalaya region. It is often used in Turkish carpets for warm, strong yellows and is mixed with madder for tangerine colors. Chamomile is best on protein fibers with an alum mordant. It requires 50-100% WOF for medium to strong yellows.
Chestnut Powder (Castanea Sativa)
Chestnut trees grow in many parts of the earth and are a great source of tannin. They dye a warm brown colour. This dye is also well known for it’s ability to dye silk black with the addition of logwood and an iron mordant. Dyeing: Use extract on mordanted fibre at 5-10% WOF. People used it historically for tanning leather in India. On fibers, chestnut extract yields a soft yellow which is excellent for combining with other colors. In addition, it is great for overdyeing with indigo extract for a rich teal.
Cutch/Catechu Extract Powder
Cutch Extract – This powder is an extract prepared from steeping the wood of the Acacia catechu tree in hot water until a syrupy liquid emerges. This is dried and then ground into powder. It is common to most parts of India, Indian cutch is by far the most beautiful. It is a good source of colorfast shades of brown – cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove. Cutch extract contains tannin as well as the dye compound catechu. Catechu, it is a vegetable dye used for tanning and dyeing wool, silk and cotton to give a yellow brown color.
Dyer’s Green weed Or Dyer’s Broom (Genista Tinctoria)
Dyer’s Broom or Dyer’s Greenweed is a small shrub that originates in the dry woodlands of Asia and has a long history of use for yellows. It contains the same colourant as weld, which is very lightfast. The dyer’s greenweed or Dyer’s broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Its other common names include dyer’s whin, waxen woad and waxen wood. The Latin specific epithet tinctoria means “used as a dye”.
Cutch/Catechu Extract Powder
Cutch Extract – This powder is an extract prepared from steeping the wood of the Acacia catechu tree in hot water until a syrupy liquid emerges. This is dried and then ground into powder. It is common to most parts of India, Indian cutch is by far the most beautiful. It is a good source of colorfast shades of brown – cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove. Cutch extract contains tannin as well as the dye compound catechu. Catechu, it is a vegetable dye used for tanning and dyeing wool, silk and cotton to give a yellow brown color.