Natural dyes produce an extraordinary diversity of rich and complex colors that complement each other.
Natural dyes from plants may also have dozens of compounds and their proportions vary with soil type and the weather. If you look at a yarn dyed with madder under the microscope, you will see a subtle variation of color. A yarn dyed with the synthetic equivalent of madder (alizarin and purpurin) does not have this wealth of color variation and looks much more uniform.
Natural dyes are vastly superior to synthetic dyes. They age well and develop a patina and an abrash as the older textiles are exposed to sunlight and normal use. The patina is a mellowing of the colors into an eye-pleasing sheen and the abrash is the slightly uneven hues that emerge as different dye lots, even of the same color, fade at different rates as they age. All of these factors combine in making natural dyes the ideal choice for use as organic fabric dyes.
No synthetic dye has the luster, that under-glow of rich color, that delicious aromatic smell, that soft light and shadow that gives so much pleasure to the eye. These colors are alive.
Natural indigo is the ideal blue dye to use on handmade textiles and on natural fibers; it may cost a little more than synthetic indigo, but the main cost of handmade items is time. Natural indigo is also essential for living history research, and for historic re-enactments. This may seem obvious, but if you want to use natural dyes, you need to use natural indigo rather than synthetic. Synthetic indigo is not a natural dye.
Natural dyes produce an extraordinary diversity of rich and complex colors that complement each other.
Natural dyes from plants may also have dozens of compounds and their proportions vary with soil type and the weather. If you look at a yarn dyed with madder under the microscope, you will see a subtle variation of color. A yarn dyed with the synthetic equivalent of madder (alizarin and purpurin) does not have this wealth of color variation and looks much more uniform.
Natural dyes are vastly superior to synthetic dyes. They age well and develop a patina and an abrash as the older textiles are exposed to sunlight and normal use. The patina is a mellowing of the colors into an eye-pleasing sheen and the abrash is the slightly uneven hues that emerge as different dye lots, even of the same color, fade at different rates as they age. All of these factors combine in making natural dyes the ideal choice for use as organic fabric dyes.
No synthetic dye has the luster, that under-glow of rich color, that delicious aromatic smell, that soft light and shadow that gives so much pleasure to the eye. These colors are alive.
Natural indigo is the ideal blue dye to use on handmade textiles and on natural fibers; it may cost a little more than synthetic indigo, but the main cost of handmade items is time. Natural indigo is also essential for living history research, and for historic re-enactments. This may seem obvious, but if you want to use natural dyes, you need to use natural indigo rather than synthetic. Synthetic indigo is not a natural dye.
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