Saturday, July 23, 2011

Making natural Shades of Orange dye.


Alder Bark - (orange)
Bloodroot will give a good orange to reddish orange color.
Sassafras (leaves)
Onion (skin) - orange
Lichen (gold)
- Carrot - (roots) orange
- Lilac (twigs) - yellow/orange
Barberry (mahonia sp.) yellow orange (with alum) very strong & permanent. Any part of the plant will work.
Giant Coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea) Yields bright permanent orange with alum.
Turmeric dyed cloth will turn orange or red if it is dipped in lye.
- Pomagrante – with alum anywhere from orange to khaki green.
- Butternut - (seed husks) - orange
Eucaluptus - (leaves and bark) beautiful shades of tan, orange and brown.
Old man's beard lichen - yellow/brown/orange shades
Paprika -pale yellow - light orange)


Reference:
Pioneering thinking

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