natural dyeing - plants that make orange and red dyes

Mar 19, 2023 11:28:31

Let's complete a list of plants that we can use to dye, wool, cloth, cotton, linen, and other textiles, the colours orange and red.

No need to restrict to region or climate, we're looking for a master list of natural dyes.

so far I've tried

madder

what other natural dyes might make a nice red?

Aug 03, 2025 22:03:18

Cochineal (crushed insects) kermes (ditto) NOT red cabbage - total fail on that one - promising in the pan, but the skein resulted in a blah beige.
Edit to add: - And for orange - Eucalyptus cinerea - that's the one that appears in florist's bouquets round, grey-blue leaves.

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