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BULK SET OF 10 NATURAL DYES :: plant + insect
Most all of these dyes require a mordant for long-lasting color.
I recommend 5 packets of Alum for those getting started.
NATURAL DYES INCLUDED:
50 grams ANNATTO SEED in Whole Form
20 grams COCHINEAL (insect) in Whole Form *Fair Trade, Organic
20 grams CUTCH in Fine Powder Form
50 grams HENNA in Fine Powder Form
25 grams LOGWOOD in Shavings & Chip Form *Fair Trade
50 grams MADDER ROOT in Small Wood Chip Form *Organic
40 grams OSAGE in Small Wood Peeling Form
40 grams POMEGRANATE in Chunks
40 grams RED SANDALWOOD in Fine Powder Form
40 grams SAPPANWOOD in Shavings form
MORDANT OPTIONS:
ALUM in Fine Powder Form *(also known as Potassium Aluminum Sulfate)
IRON in Fine Powder Form *(also known as Ferrous Sulfate)
NOTE: Pomegranate (included) may also be used as a Mordant &/or Dye
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Welcome to the Amazing World of Natural Dye!
If you want to dye natural fiber items with this amazingly rich, luscious, magical color that keeps producing color -- you're in the right place!
This listing is for 10 Natural Dyes (listed above) with the option to add on Mordants for creating light-fast, rinse-fast, long lasting color results.
** I highly recommend ordering a minimum of 250g ALUM for simple, plentiful use on all of your dyes. Iron is a mordant as well but will permanently shift colors to a greyer tone, which can be a fun additive to get more out of each of your colors!
Just remember though, without Mordant, your Natural Dye will rinse right out of your natural fiber/fabric/textile.
Just to note...this listing does NOT include directions for how to use mordants or learn the Natural Dye process.
ANINI Designs offers Natural Dye Kits (see: http://bit.ly/ANINInatdye) for more detailed learning experiences as well as an instant download eBook "Intro to Natural Dyes" (at ANINI designs website: http://bit.ly/naturaldyeintro) that covers the whole process from start to finish.
Basic history, color ranges and quantities for measurement of dye to the weight of fiber are listed below.
BASICS
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* What can be dyed?
Natural Dyes only adhere long-term to Natural Fibers. Natural Fibers include, but are not limited to: silk, linen, cotton, flax, hemp, ramie, rayon, bamboo, wool, mohair, alpaca, cashmere, etc.
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50 grams ANNATTO SEED in Whole Form
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COLOR | Annatto dyes in cheerful, gorgeous shades of light to golden yellows, peachy-yellow-oranges and bolder oranges.
SOURCE | Annatto is a seed from the Achiote Tree.
HISTORY | Annatto has been used to dye textiles for many thousands of years. It's also commonly found in many foods that are enhanced by its natural yellow, orange coloring. It has a deliciously sweet, natural fragrance.
USE | Annatto will go a long way. 50 grams will dye double its weight in fabric/fiber. The dye will continue to give color in gorgeous lighter shades at a lower ratio, depending on what shade of color you are looking for (dark, medium, lighter tones). To achieve a rich, dark color, use approximately .5 : 1 (weight of Annatto Seeds : weight of Dry Fabric).
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20 grams COCHINEAL (insect) in Whole Form * Fair Trade, Organic
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COLOR | Cochineal dyes in gorgeously rich shades of pinks, magentas, reds and purples.
SOURCE | Cochineal is a natural dye harvested from the body of a tiny insect that lives on cacti.
HISTORY | Cochineal has been used to dye textiles for thousands of years, and more recently (in the last few centuries) it's been used to make those bright, radiant pinks and reds in make-up, and to color foods.
USE | Cochineal is a very potent dyestuff. 20 grams will dye a varied quantity of items, dependent on the weight of those items and what shade of color you are looking for (dark, medium, lighter tones). To achieve a rich, dark color, use approximately 5-10% the weight of the dry fabric.
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20 grams CUTCH in Fine Powder Form
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COLOR | Cutch dyes in gorgeous shades of golden caramel, taupes, tans, fawns, red-browns, and browns to dark umbers.
SOURCE | Cutch is a natural dye from the heartwood of the Cutch Tree.
HISTORY | Cutch has been used to dye textiles for many thousands of years across the Middle East and into Asia. It has a beautiful, fragrant scent.
USE | A little Cutch colors a lot. 20 grams will dye a varied quantity of items, dependent on the weight of those items and what shade of color you are looking for (dark, medium, lighter tones). To achieve a rich, dark color, use approximately 1:2 to 1:1 (weight of Cutch : weight of Dry Fabric). For lighter shades, use less dye.
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50 grams HENNA in Fine Powder Form
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COLOR | Henna dyes in a range of earthy olive-golden-greens.
SOURCE | Henna is a natural dye from the leaves of the Henna plant (Lawsonia inermis), a flowering shrub.
HISTORY | Henna has been used as natural body dye for thousands of years in India, Africa and the Middle East in a practice called Mehndi. Painted on in often complex designs and patterns, Henna has been used for over 5,000 years to color fingernails, fingers, skin and hair. Additionally, Henna is an herb and has been used to help with a wide variety of complaints.
USE | Henna can be used at .75:1 ratio, up to 1:1 weight for the richest color. This means that 50 grams will dye approximately 50 grams (dry weight) of fiber/fabric. It will continue to dye in lighter shades till the dye has been used up. Use less for a lighter hue.
NOTE: Henna bonds beautifully to protein fibers and in very muted, light tones on cellulose (e.g. cotton, linen, bamboo, etc.).
NOTE: This is not a cosmetic grade Henna. This is a textile and fiber grade dye.
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25 grams LOGWOOD in Shavings & Chips *Fair Trade
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COLOR | It dyes in a range of rich and dark purple hues and can be shifted to black tones in large quantities or with the addition of Iron mordant.
SOURCE | Logwood is a natural dye from the heartwood of the Logwood Tree.
HISTORY | Logwood has been used to dye textiles for thousands of years by the Indigenous of Central America. It was then revered by Europeans when they were introduced, as purple has always been a difficult dye color to achieve with natural sources. It is most famous for its use to color the attire of royalty who enjoyed the prestige of the hue.
USE | Logwood can be used at .5 : 1 ratio, up to 1 : 1 weight for the richest color. This means that 50 grams will dye approximately 50-100 grams (dry weight) of fiber/fabric. It will continue to dye in lighter shades till the dye has been used up. Use less for a lighter hue of purple.
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50 grams MADDER ROOT in Small Wood Chip Form
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COLOR | Madder dyes in a range of earthy, rich shades of reds, oranges and corals.
SOURCE | Madder is a natural dye from the root of the perennial plant of the same name.
HISTORY | Madder Root has been used to dye textiles for thousands of years and dyes in beautiful shades of earthy reds. It was most famously used to dye the British Red of the Redcoats, but can be found coloring ancient textiles around the world.
USE | Madder Root can be used at .5 : 1 ratio, up to 1 : 1 weight for the richest color. This means that 50 grams will dye approximately 50 grams (dry weight) of fiber/fabric. It will continue to dye in lighter shades till the dye has been used up. Use less for a lighter hue of red.
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40 grams OSAGE in Small Wood Peeling Form
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COLOR | Osage dyes in a range of bright to lighter golden yellow, rich shades.
SOURCE | Osage is a natural dye from the heartwood of the Osage Tree, a native North American plant grown in the Southern States of the United States of America.
HISTORY | Osage has been used in North America for many years, and yet its history is less researched than many traditional natural dyes worldwide. Osage is a strong tree, its wood being used for countless centuries to craft the best bows. It later served as a critical wood in forging the basic necessities of early settler life.
USE | Osage can be used at .75:1 ratio to 1:1 weight for the richest color. This means that 40 grams will dye approximately 40 grams (dry weight) of fiber/fabric. It will continue to dye in lighter shades till the dye has been used up. Use less for a lighter hue of gold or yellow.
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40 grams POMEGRANATE in Small Chunks
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COLOR | It dyes in a range of yellow to light green hues that can be shifted to grey tones with the addition of Iron mordant.
SOURCE | Pomegranate is a natural dye & mordant from peels or husks of the Pomegranate fruit. Although the peel is magenta in hue, it's dye color is not the same.
HISTORY | Pomegranate has been used to dye textiles for thousands of years by peoples all over Europe, Asia and India. It has an equally long history of use as a mordant, being used to prepare fabric for dyeing with a gentle warm hue from its tannin-rich properties.
USE | Pomegranate can be used at 30% for the rich color &/or creating a mordanted dye surface. This means that 40 grams will dye or mordant (in combination with Alum) approximately 100 grams (dry weight) of fiber/fabric. If using for color, it will continue to dye in lighter shades till the dye has been used up. Use less for a lighter hue.
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40 grams of RED SANDALWOOD in Fine Powder Form
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COLOR | Red Sandalwood dyes in a range of earthy, rich rusty shades of reds, pinks, peaches and corals.
SOURCE | Red Sandalwood is from a tree called the African Coralwood or African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii) grown in Central Africa. (NOTE: It is NOT traditional Sandalwood (of the genus Santalum), as it is a threatened species indigenous to India and it is illegal to harvest and sell elsewhere.)
HISTORY | Red Sandalwood is a Natural Dye sourced from the African Coralwood or Padauk Tree (Pterocarpus soyauxii). It is well-known and loved as a natural dye and stain of woods and has a 4,000+ year history on the continent. It has traditionally been used as a body dye for religious purposes. It has been valued for making African drums for its specific tonal resonance.
USE | Red Sandalwood can be used at .5:1 ratio with the richest and darkest colors presenting when using a 1:1 weight ratio. This means that 40 grams will dye approximately 40 grams (dry weight) of fiber/fabric. It will continue to dye in lighter shades till the dye has been used up. Use less for a lighter hue. Additionally, for the best color, pre-soak the dye in alcohol before dyeing.
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40 grams SAPPANWOOD in Small Shavings
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COLOR | Sappanwood dyes in a range of rich and luscious red hues.
SOURCE | Sappanwood is a red natural dye from the Sappanwood Tree, also known as Indian Redwood, grown in India and Southeast Asia.
HISTORY | Sappanwood has been used to dye textiles for thousands of years in SE Asia and India. It's brilliant red dye is bold and has been much admired and used in trade for centuries along the Silk Road.
USE | Sappanwood can be used at .5 : 1 ratio, up to 1 : 1 weight for the richest color. This means that 50 grams will dye approximately 50-100 grams (dry weight) of fiber/fabric. It will continue to dye in lighter shades till the dye has been used up. Use less for a lighter hue of pink.
ABOUT MORDANTS
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ALUM and IRON are used to mordant fibers and fabrics before applying Natural Dye. Mordant gives Natural Dyes a surface to grip permanently.
Without mordant, most Natural Dyes will either immediately rinse out or quickly fade, or both.
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ALUM in Fine Powder Form
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Alum Mordant helps Natural Dyes achieve their brightest, strongest potentials when dyed over. It is a safe metallic salt and perfect for home use.
It's good for use on Protein and Cellulose fibers/fabrics. Alum is used at 15-20%. Divide the total weight of dry fiber/fabric by 15-20% to determine your needs.
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IRON in Fine Powder Form
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Iron is used to mordant fibers and fabrics either before applying Natural Dye or as a Post-Mordant Color Shifter.
As a Pre-Mordant, Iron gives Natural Dyes a surface to grip permanently while shifting colors to a dark, moody palette.
As a Post-Mordant, Iron allows a dyer to shift many dyes to a different spectrum of color.
Iron is used at 2-4%. Divide the total weight of dry fiber/fabric by 2-4% to determine your needs.
Iron Mordant helps Natural Dyes achieve deep, dark, moody hues. It is a safe metallic salt and perfect for home use.
It's good for use on Protein and Cellulose fibers/fabrics.
** Be sure to not overdue Iron on silks and protein fibers.
* COLOR NOTE: ANINI Designs is not responsible for the color you reach through this varied and multi-faceted process. Your color results will be determined by how you approach the Natural Dye process (e.g. as in, what minerals are present in the water you use, what temperatures you heat to, which mordant you use, what type of metal pot you choose to mordant and dye in, what fiber type you're dyeing, etc.).
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* HEALTH NOTE | Natural dyes & mordants may cause irritation. Please use with care and take necessary precautions.
* PREP WARNING | Mordant and natural dye tools (e.g. pots, jars, spoons) must only be used with dye processes. Dyes & mordants are not food-safe.
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