Plant Dyeing

Plant dyeing is to use natural vegetable dyes to dye fabrics.

 Source

It is extracted from traditional Chinese medicine, woody plants, tea leaves, herbs, fruits and vegetables. Among, traditional Chinese medicine and woody plants are the most selected materials.

Production Techniques

1.Choose the suitable vegetable dyes according to the required colors. Sappanwood is used to dye red color.
Grape skin is used to dye purple. Onion skin is used to dye pink.
2.Boil the dyes
Put the selected dyes into the pot and add proper amount of water, then boil it for half an hour until the pigment in the dye is fully released.
3.Filter residue:
Use a slotted spoon or chopsticks to remove the residue from the boiled dyes so as to ensure the dye liquid is clear.
4.Prepare the fabric:
Put the fabric into the dye liquid and make sure that the fabric is totally soaked.
5.Dye:
Boil the fabric in the dye liquid for a while. The specific time depends on the required dyeing depth. Generally it is about ten minutes to half an hour.
6.Color fixing:
After dyeing, take out the fabric and put it into the diluted alum water for fixing for about ten minutes. This step can avoid fading when washing.
7.Wash and dry:
After fixing, wash the fabric to remove excess dyes and fixing agent. Then dry it, which should be avoided direct sun exposure. Dry the fabric in the shade to keep even color.

Advantages of Plant Dyeing

1.Can create changing natural colors without repeating.
2.Plant dyes also have the medicinal function, for example radix isatidis can play the role of sterilization and detoxification on the skin.
3.Comparing with chemical dyes, plant dyes are eco-friendly. They are from pure materials.

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