Natural Dyes Ingredients Kit

Have you ever had to wander the streets and stores to look for the perfect natural ingredients and wondered when finding the ideal natural dyeing component will become easy and hassle-free?
We know how difficult it is to find a suitable and all-natural colour, which is why we are bringing you the Ingredient kit that contains all 50 grams of all our ingredients for you to try everything out. The best part is all our fabrics mentioned on the website goes well with all the elements from this kit, so you get your desired colour and outcome.

Indigo

The natural indigo ingredient is an extract prepared from Indigofera tinctoria, cultivated mainly for dyeing purposes.
Shade: Sky blue shade to a deep navy shade
Dyeing: Use indigo extract at approximately 5 to 10% to the weight of the fabric.

Sappan Wood

Sappan Wood, also known as eastern Brazilwood!
It is a multipurpose tree used not just for extracting dyeing powder but also for medicinal properties, thus giving us natural dyes with medicinal plant properties.
Shade: Red, Purple and Orange
Dyeing: Use indigo extract at approximately 20 to 40% to the weight of the fabric.

Myrobalan Powder

Myrobalan powder is not just used for dyeing but is also used in the mordant procedure, giving out a light yellow shade when applied.
Shade: Yellow
Dyeing: Use indigo extract at approximately 20 to 60% to the weight of the fabric.

Pomegranate Powder

Pomegranate, not just a delicious fruit but also a good and sustainable source of naturally dyeing the fabrics!
The pomegranate powder is extracted from the rinds of pomegranates Punica granatum.
Shade: soft yellows to green-yellows
Dyeing: Use indigo extract at approximately 20 to 60% to the weight of the fabric.

Catechu

Catechu dyeing powder is an extract from the heartwood of acacia trees.
The catechu powder is an extract prepared from soaking the wood of the Acacia catechu tree in hot water until a syrupy liquid immerges; further, this is dried and then ground into powder.
Shade: Shades of brown
Dyeing: Use indigo extract at approximately 40 to 80% to the weight of the fabric.

Marigold Petals

Flowers can not only increase the beauty of a place, but they can also increase the beauty of a fabric by using it as a natural dye. One of the best examples is the Marigold flower.
Shade: Yellow
Dyeing: Use indigo extract at approximately 20 to 60% to the weight of the fabric.

Rose Flower Petals

Who doesn't like some flowers?!
Eco-print of Rose petals is one of the most beautiful and loved natural prints of all time.
Shade: Shades of brown
Dyeing: Use indigo extract at approximately 40 to 80% to the weight of the fabric.

Galnut Extract

Gallnut, also known as Oak Gall.
The gallnuts from the oak tree are one of the richest and oldest forms of natural tanning, and this is because the oak trees in themselves excrete a tannin-rich substance that hardens and forms a gallnut.
Shade: Beige, Grey
Dyeing and Mordant: Use indigo extract at approximately 7 to 12% to the weight of the fabric.

Madder Powder

Madder powder is the oldest, richest form of naturally dyeing a piece of fabric in the shades of red, pink, purple etc.
Madder is uncovered in different forms: Rubia tinctorum in Central Asia and the Middle East, Rubia cordifolia in India and Pakistan, Rubia peregrina (Wild Madder).
Shade: Red, Browns, Purple
Dyeing: Use indigo extract at approximately 40 to 80% to the weight of the fabric.

Annatto Powder

Annatto powder is a natural dye obtained from the annatto tree.
Living in an age of viruses, bacterias and diseases, we are ought to know of natural medicines, and annatto serves as natural medicine due to its therapeutic properties.
Shade: Orange
Dyeing: Use annatto seeds at approximately 40 to 80% to the weight of the fabric.

Alum

Alum is the most common and frequently used mordant for fastening the natural dye on cellulose fibres and textiles.
Mordant: Use alumt at approximately 15 to 20% to the weight of the fabric.

Ferrous

Ferrous crystal is used as a mordant, as a colour shifter, and to increase lightfastness when used in combination with other natural dyes.
Mordant: Use ferrous at approximately 5 to 10% to the weight of the fabric.

Soapnut

The Soapnut is the dried fruit of the Ritha tree, and the saponin released is a 100% substitute for regular detergents.
SoapNuts are highly-effective and gentle at the same time. It will leave your laundry fresh and clean, and compared to other detergents it is milder.