plant dye
Nature-derived colorant
A plant dye is a colorant derived from botanical sources—leaves, roots, bark, flowers, or berries.
Before synthetic dyes dominated in the late nineteenth century, plant dyes colored most textiles: indigo for blue, madder for red, weld for yellow.
The term distinguishes these natural colorants from animal-based dyes like cochineal or synthetic alternatives.
She used plant dyes to achieve soft, earthy tones in the wool.
- indigoPlant-derived blue dye
- madderMore irate
- woadBlue dye from leaves
- hennaPlant-derived body dye
- turmericYellow rhizome spice
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- dyesmadder, woad, indigo, dyestuff, alizarin
- purple dyesTyrian purple, logwood, royal purple, imperial purple, magenta
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