Natural Dye
ANNATTO
An orange-red condiment and food coloring derived from the seeds of the Achiote tree (Bixaorellana) native to tropical regions,from Mexico to Brazil.It is often used to impart a yellow or orange color to foods,can be used for dyeing also.
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TACOMA
Tecomastans is a species off lowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family.Yellow trumpetbush is an attractive plant that is cultivated as an ornamental.It has sharply toothed,pinnate green leaves and bears large, showy,bright golden yellow trumpet-shaped flowers.It is drought-tolerant and grow swellin warm climates.The flowers attract bees,butterflies,and hummingbirds.The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds with papery wings.It can be used as a natural dye.
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MARIGOLD
Natural dyeing references record many wild flowers and garden plants that produce yellow dyes. However,in going through these lists,marigolds are almost always listed as a producing rich vibrant yellows,green-yellows and oranges depending on the dye concentration and choice of mordant.
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MYROBALAN:
Myrobalan (Terminaliachebula) is a common dye throughout India.It grows primarily in the foot hills of the Himalayas. It is an upright tree with small oval leaves and lovely bright yellow flowers. Myrobalan is a primary component for cotton dyeing in India. Similarly, it is often employed as a mordant prior to creating brown and black on cotton fabrics. Myrobalan extract overdyed with indigo makes a beautiful teal color. Use a higher percentage of myrobalan to yield a brownish yellow, and a lower percentage to yield a light buff color.
WEDELIA
Wedelia is a flowering plant genus in the sunflower family. They are one of the genera commonly called "creeping-oxeyes", it can be used for natural dye.
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VELVELAM(TREE)
This dye is presentin micro scale cells of thick bark. We make the bark into coarse grain material and soak in different types water in the order of Lotus pond water, Rock hole seep,Puddle water ,Spring water,Rain water and finally in Tender coconut water. The material being whirled and waved in each water individually and the solute is separated. Finally the material is boiled and all dye solutions which were separated earlier are put together for dyeing. The addition of other materials in dye bath for auxiliary function are the same as that of madder. Possible Shade:Various tones of Brown.
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KARUNGALI
The dye is prepared from its leaves. The fresh leaves are smashed along with little aloe juice and iron earth crust by wooden pestle and the sapooze out is separated. The dark thick sap obtained is fermented after wards in mud pot with addition of jiggery, lime solution for about 7–8 days. The scum formed above is thrown out and decanted clear solution is used for black or dark shades. Possible shades: Olive Grey to Black tones.
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MADDER
The dye is present in micro scale cells of stem, root part of the plant. The stem and root stock are made to powder fine and soaked overnight in whey water and the dissolved dye is separated. The material is soaked next in rice tart, kept over night and separated dye is decanted and preserved. This alternate process is repeated successively thrice in each solution and boiled finally to extract the dye at optimum level. The separated dye solutions are added together and used for dyeing. During dyeing , plantain ash, cane sugar, vegetable oils are added at requisite intervals and washed thoroughly. Possible Shade: Scar let to dull Maroon tones (depends on vessel, water used for dyeing, dyeing duration etc)
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PALASH
It is a small-sized dry-season deciduous tree, growing to 15m (49ft) tall. It is a fast-growing tree: young trees have a growth rate of a few feet per year. The leaves are pinnate, with an 8–16cm (3.1 – 6.3 in) petiole and three leaflets, each leaflet 10–20cm (3.9 – 7.9 in) long. The flowers are 2.5cm (0.98 in) long, bright orange-red, and produced in racemes upto 15cm (5.9 in) long. The fruit is a pod 15–20cm (5.9 – 7.9 in) long and 4–5cm (1.6 – 2.0 in) broad. It is used for timber, resin,fodder,medicine,and dye. The wood is dirty white and soft. Being durable under water, it is used for well-curb sand water scoops. Spoons and ladles made of this tree are used in various Hindu rituals top our ghee into the fire. Good charcoal can be obtained from it. The leaves are usually very leathery and not eaten by cattle. The leaves were used by earlier generations of people to serve food instead of plastic plates.
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VEMBADAM
The dye is present inspirally coiled bark inner and outside cell wall.The dye is sensitive to acid and alkalis. The material is soaked in rice tart and calcium lime solutions alternatively in a sequence of at cold, mild heat and finally boiled thoroughly. The extraction process took longer duration that of vembadam bark. During dyeing, the auxiliary material additions are carefully chosen upon the final shade expected.
Possible Shades: Various tones of Purple, Plumin acid medium of dyeing. Various tones of Grey, Dull Bluer and Black in alkaline medium of dyeing.
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CLITORIA
The dye present more in soft edges off lower petals which is hand picked separately and crushed with rice wash water and filtered. During dyeing plantain sap, sour milk, cane sugar and rice tart are added at various stages to get effective dyed results. To dye one kilogram off iber or fabric material for a visible blue shade, atleast 5-6 kgs of fresh flowers are required.
Possible shades: Bluer tones (with slightly greener or grey tinge).
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KUMKUM
The dye is prepared by combining turmeric rhizomes, limewater, alum together ; put in a mud pot and buried underground for considerable length of period (say six months for a scarlet or pink dye producing material and extended upto twenty four months for red or maroon colours).The rhizomes change with succumb to pressure ,temperature and moisture of soil, bio-chemicals reaction under gone in pot.All could play to turning the ingredients into termite mound matter inside the pot that is cleaned,sieved and used for dyeing. While dyeing, plantain ash, cane sugar,rice tart are added to get a desired depth of shade.
Possible Shade: Pink , Red & Maroon tones.