Nature Dye 101
People have stained their textiles throughout history using simple, locally accessible materials, but scarce dyestuffs that created vivid and lasting hues, such as Tyrian purple and crimson kermes, became highly valued luxury commodities in the ancient period. Plant-based colours including extracts from wood, leaves, flowers, roots and stem; such as indigo, saffron, and madder were commercially grown.
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The oldest known natural dye presumably was Indigo. It was taken from the leaves of the woady grass, isatis tinctoria, and indigo tinctoria
There are some signs that textile teinting goes back to about 10,200 BCE during the Neolithic period or the New Stone Age. d dyeing was performed in Egyptian grave over four million years ago because of indications of textiles.
The use of ochre paints in cavernous painting was, by then, dated back to 15,000 BCE with the employment of black, white yellow and reddish pigments.
Natural dyes originate from nature. The large percentage are plant-based and derived from roots, wood, bark, berries, leaves, flowers, nuts. Other sources include insects, shellfish, and mineral compounds. Until the development of synthetic dyes in the latter half of the nineteenth century, natural dyes were the only source of colour for textiles, leather, basketry, and other materials.
Only a few of the thousands of natural colour substances became commercially significant. The plant or other material from which the dye is extracted is referred to as the dyestuff. Complete palettes are created by dyeing in one bath and then dyeing in two or more baths sequentially.
Lilac aster generates or develops greenish-yellow and green hues. The colours will depend on the duration of the bath and on the configuration of the heat.
Mordant is not utilised in such samples, therefore in a short period of time  this colour has virtually disappeared. At first the colour was yellowish green, now light yellow
Their Skin is rich in tannin and mordant and dye can be used as well. They generate shiny yellow with alum mordant. Greenish grey, dark grey and dark black are possible with iron mordants.
Granate is tannin high and enhances the hue and brightness of whatever colour it is combined with. It produces a yellow to greenish-yellow hue by itself. Because it includes tannin, a mordant must not be used, but you can pick a rich colour.
Add 1/4 to 3/4 cup of turmeric to the saucepan and boil for 20-30 minutes, depending on density yellow. Submerge in the solution your cloth. Bring to a boil and allow around 1 hour to cook. This enables the teint to reach the cloth
For novices, Turmeric is a fantastic natural colour. On natural cotton textiles, silk and wool, it gives a warm golden hue. A warning note: if washed very often, the colour may fade rapidly. Try colouring bags of cotton, silk scarves or other goods not to be often cleaned.
Turmeric doesn't require a mordant to set the dye. That's cool - no other specialized ingredients needed!