Friday 3 October 2014

Plants for natural dyeing .. YELLOW

 Good Morning All
I am going to be experimenting over the next few months and as I find things out, I will let you know. If someone out there does a bit of dyeing please let me know the results as I would be very interested in comparing with people.

I hope you all have a great day and Happy Stitching ( and dyeing)



Turmeric as well! not on the list.



PLANTS THAT DYE YELLOW


Agrimony (Agrimonia Eupatoria)


Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Fresh inner bark


Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) Stem and root


Birch. Leaves

Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum)


Bog Myrtle or Sweet Gale (Myrica Gale)


Bracken (Pteris aquilina) Roots, also young tops


Bramble (Rubus fructicosus)


Broom (Sarothammus Scoparius)


Buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula and R. cathartica) Berries and Bark


Common dock (Rumex obtusifolius) Root


Crab Apple (Pyrus Malus) Fresh inner bark


Dyer's Greenwood (Genista tinctoria) Young shoots and leaves


Gorse (Ulex Europæus) Bark, flowers and young shoots


Heath (Erica vulgaris) With Alum


Hedge stachys (Stachys palustris)


Hop (Humulus lupulus)


Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus) Bark


Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis Vulnararia)


Ling (Caluna vulgaris)


Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)


Marsh potentil (Potentilla Comarum)


Meadow Rue (Thalictrum flavum)


Nettle (Urtica) With Alum


Pear, Leaves


Plum


Polygonum Hydropiper


Polygonum Persecaria


Poplar, Leaves


Privet (Ligustrum vulgare) Leaves


St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)


Sawwort (Serratula tinctoria)


Spindle tree (Euonymus Europæus)


Stinking Willy, or Ragweed (Senecio Jacobæa)


Sundew (Drosera)


Teasel (Dipsacus Sylvestris)


Way-faring tree (Viburnum lantana) Leaves


Weld (Reseda luteola)


Willow, Leaves


Yellow Camomile (Anthemis tinctoria)


Yellow Centaury (Chlora perfoliata)




No comments:

Post a Comment