These exciting Eco-friendly natural dyes are concentrated, inter-mixable and provide all the colour possibilities of natural dyes with the ease and convenience of chemical dyes without the hazards.
25g Red lac.Reds and pinks.This dye is extracted from stick lac, the resinous secretions of thousands of tiny scale insects (Kerria lacca) which colonise the host tree. Red lac has been used for centuries as a skin dye in India and for dyeing leather goods in China....
25g Natural indigo.Blues.The dye is extracted from the leaves of the indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria) by a natural fermentation method. The dyeing process is almost the same for cotton, wool and silk. The dye needs to be dissolved in a reduced state, then oxidised in order to get the blue colour....
25g Myrobalan.Yellows and greys.This dye is extracted from the fruits of the Myrobalan or Harda tree (Terminalia chebula) and is highly regarded as a universal panacea in Ayurvidic medicine.It is used as a mordant in it's own right for cellulose fibres such as cotton or linen....
25g Sappenwood.Reddish brown.This small tree is a native of Southeast Asia and the Malay archipeligo. It belongs to the same genus as Brazilwood and was originally called "brezel wood" in Europe.It has may medicinal properties and has been used as an anti-bacterial and for it's anti-coagulant properties.It is valued for it's reddish dye (brazilin) which is used for making red paints and inks as well ...
25g Dhak.Mustard yellow.This dye is extracted from the flowers of the Palash tree (Butea frondosais) or "Flame of the Forest", is sometimes called Tesu Flower and can be dyed directly to wool and silk.Many parts of this tree are useful, including the gum, which is used for caulking boats, and the seeds which have medicinal properties....
25g Chaste tree.Tans.This dye is extracted from the chasteberry tree (Vitex agnus castus) found throughout Europe and Central Asia. Another plant that has numerous medicinal properties....
10g Annatto.Orange and peach colours.Annatto is produced from the reddish pulp surrounding the seeds of the achiote (Bixa orellana). It has many other uses including adding colour to cheese, margarine, butter, rices, smoked fish and custard....
25g Lodhra bark.Orange and peach colours.This dye is produced from the bark of the Lodhra tree (Symplocos racemosa) and is also used in Ayurveda as it is antimicrobal, antifibrinolytic, antispasmodic, astringent and useful as a tonic, for dysentery, liver conditions, conjuctivitis, gum conditions, amongst other things....
25g Oak gall.Yellows and greys with the addition of iron water*.The oak gall is a mutation of an oak leaf caused by chemicals injected by the larvae of certain kinds of gall wasps.The galls are full of tannins and are used as a mordant when dyeing cellulose fibres such as cotton and linen. *For the recipe for Iron Water see the Useful Links section of the website where you can download all the information sheet...
25g Annatto.Orange and peach colours.Annatto is produced from the reddish pulp surrounding the seeds of the achiote (Bixa orellana). It has many other uses including adding colour to cheese, margarine, butter, rices, smoked fish and custard....
10g Annatto.Orange and peach colours.Annatto is produced from the reddish pulp surrounding the seeds of the achiote (Bixa orellana). It has many other uses including adding colour to cheese, margarine, butter, rices, smoked fish and custard....
