Red Sandalwood
Pterocarpus antalinus
Red Sandalwood comes for a tree native to India and Indonesia. The dyestuff is from the heartwood and yields oranges, browns and auburn shades of colour.… Read more...
Natural Dye – Sandalwood
Natural Dyes Osage Orange
Osage Orange Natural Dye
Maclura pomifera
Osage Orange comes from a tree native to Arkansas and Texas. Its wood makes a clear lemon yellow dye.… Read more...
Natural Dyes Logwood
Logwood Natural Dye
Haematoxylum campechianum
Logwood comes from a tree native to the West Indies and the Yucatan Peninsula. The heartwood yields a dye that gives pinks, blues, purples and greens depending on the mordants.… Read more...
Natural Plant Dyes – Brazilwood
Brazilwood
A natural dye plant that gives reds, purples, and pinks and corals.. Brazilwood can be obtained from several trees: Haematoxylum brasiletta, Caesalpinia sappan, C.… Read more...
How to Make a Tin Mordant
A Tin (stannous chloride) mordant can be used to obtain different colour variations than Alum (another commonly used mordant for natural dyeing.… Read more...
Natural Dyes – Rhubarb Leaf Mordant
Rhubarb leaves contain oxalic acid, a poisonous substance, but it can be used as a mordant.
Difficulty Level:
Average
Time Required:
4 hours
Here’s How:
- Wear rubber gloves and protective clothing.
