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Man has been using plants to dye cloth and other materials for centuries, possible as early as A.D. 700. But, it was the Native American Navajo that truly perfected the laborious art of dying wool for weaving, as evidenced by their exceptionally beautiful blankets and tapestries

The following are some common dye for dying wool.

Plant: Wild Celery (Pseudocymopterus montanus)
Harvest: June and July
Parts Used: Flowers, leaves
Vessel: Tin or aluminum
Color Yield: Light Yellow
                                                                  Plant: Sunflower     Harvest: August     Parts Used: Seeds  

                                                                                                               vessel: Earthenware or enamel     Color Yield: Deep purple

Plant: Ground lichen (Parmelia mollusula)
Harvest: Best gathered while still moist after a rain
Parts Used: Fresh or dried
Vessel: Earthenware
Color Yield: Orange
                                                                            Plant: Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium)  

                                                                                                                Harvest: September - October
                                                                                                                Parts Used: leaves and vines Vessel: granite
                                                                                                                Color Yield: Green

                                                                                        Other Colors from a Dyer's Garden

Black:     black walnut, alder
Brown:   burdock, comfrey, fennel, onion, geranium
Gold:       goldenrod, plantain, safflower, agrimony
Blue:       indigo, elder, elecampane
Pink:       bloodroot, chicory, madder
Green:    agrimony, angelica, betony, coltsfoot, foxglove, marjoram, rosemary, tansy, yarrow
Gray:       poplar, raspberry
Red:        dandelion, St. Johns Wort, sweet woodruff, hops

 
 

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