Saturday, July 23, 2011

making natural shades of red dye


Elderberry - red
Red leaves will give a reddish brown color I use salt to set the dye.
- Sumac (fruit) - light red
Sycamore (bark)- red
Dandelion (root)
- Beets - deep red
Bamboo - turkey red
- Crab Apple - (bark) - red/yellow
Rose (hips)
Chokecherries
Madder (root) - red
Hibiscus Flowers (dried)
Kool-aid
- Canadian Hemlock - (bark) reddish brown
- Japanese Yew - (heartwood) - brown dye
Wild ripe Blackberries
- Brazilwood
- St. John's Wort - (whole plant) soaked in alcohol - red
- Bedstraw (root) - red
Turmeric dyed cloth will turn orange or red if it is dipped in lye.


References: Pioneering thinking

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