There are thousands of natural materials that make glorious colors in fabric, from rhubarb and dahlias to indigo and groundnuts. Natural dyeing is an ancient tradition, and the techniques behind this ...

Since the invention of synthetic dyes, people around the globe have been using different types of plants as a source of ...

Dyers say pigments can imprint a favorite color on clothing, quilts or even yarn and give them a way to connect with nature and preserve it. The flowers of perennial dyer’s chamomile are one of James ...

This designer developed a safer, simpler, and healthier solution to conventional fabric dye—using scraps of old fruits and veggies. Nicole Stjernsward, a London-based design technologist, has ...

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The ancient Indian art of natural dyeing is getting a new address right here in the State. Turmeric, sappan wood (pathimukham), henna (mailanji), indigo (neelayamari), teak leaf, madder root ...