Kamala ( Nelumbo Nucifera ) comes from the monkey face tree. Its similar to annatto in its behavior, its not very much soluble in water so it needs to be soaked in alcohol or extracted with soda ash. Please get in touch for more info regarding how to dye with it. It yields golden yellow to tangerines and shades of green based on some mordants and additives.
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This dyestuff is obtained from the bark of the tree and also from the green husks of the fruit. Walnut is a substantive dye and can be used without a mordant. Walnut has a very high tannin content and as a dye gives beautiful soft browns and soft mushroom shades. Iron creates rich chocolate browns or deep browns. Natural Plant Dyes and Extracts are derived from botanical sources, and are both sustainable and ethically produced. Dyes are carefully sourced from suppliers with trust to uphold the highest of standards in quality.
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This natural dyeing starting kit is targeted at either dyers whose starting out and want to sample different kind of dyes or dyers who would like to sample the shops dyes quality. This kit contains 10g weight of 10 different main dyes. In addition to mordants and additives to the kit, its 100g as follows : 50g Alum, 30g Soda Ash and 20g Iron.
The Dyes that are included are : Madder, Cutch extract, Marigold, Pomegranate, Himalayan Rhubarb, Sappanwood, Walnut and Quebracho,gallnut and myrobalan.
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