CRAFTS OF INDIA / ECO FRIENDLY DYES / INTRODUCTION
CRAFTS OF INDIA / ECO FRIENDLY DYES / INTRODUCTION
ECO FRIENDLY DYES
What are Natural Dyes?
Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The majority of natural dyes are vegetable dyes from plant sources—roots, berries, bark, leaves, and wood—and other biological sources such as fungi and lichens.
What are Vegetable Dyes?
Vegetable dyes are colors made from the processing of vegetables and their skins. Vegetables like beetroot, tomato, carrot, onion, some leafy vegetables and fruits like pomegranate, grapes, guava, are examples of the vast and abundant sources for vegetable dyes available in nature.
Other Eco-friendly dyes
Turmeric, acacia, red sandalwood, henna, madder, lac dye, are well-known examples of materials other than fruits and vegetables for natural dyes.
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