Purple Dyes

Method:

• The flowers are heated in water and reduced by half

• Add Iron Sulphate mordant to the dye (pH2) = Black-Grey

• Add Tin mordant to the dye (pH2) = Pinkish Colour

Method:

• The fruits are heated in water and reduced to 1/4

• Add Tin mordant to the dye (pH2) = Pinkish Colour

Method:

• Heat and crush fresh berries in water and reduced by half
• Add Alum mordant (pH1) = Purple / Grey-Blue
• The dye changes to blue after 1 week

Method:

• Heat fresh flowers in water and reduced by 1/4
• Add Alum mordant (pH4) = Purple
• Add Tin mordant (pH2) = Deep Purple

Method:

• 40g of ripe ivy berries are heated in 100g of white wine and 8g of powdered Gum Arabic, then reduced to 50g.
• The dye is then sieved through a fine mesh then reheated and reduced to 15g of dye.
• It is left to stand for a day.
• Add Alum mordant (pH2) = Reddish Purple

Cambridge Open Engage: Goats Blood, Tablets and Sacred Ivy

Method:

• Divide the petal from the fresh flowers and heat in water (pH8)
• Add Tin mordant (pH2) = Pink-Purple
• Add Alum mordant (pH4) = Pale Green
• Add Potash mordant (pH12) = Light Pink

Method:

• Heat poppy petals in white wine, reduce to 1/4 
• Add Alum mordant, Gum Arabic and isinglass (pH3) = Red Ink
• Add Tin mordant and a little chalk to the ink = Purple pigment
• Add the dye to china clay = Pink pigment
• Mix pigment with Gum Arabic or Egg White to make a paint

Method:

• Heated a handful of ripe berries in clear vinegar
• Add Tin mordant to the dye (pH2) = Pinkish-Purple
• No mordant on cotton = Blue

Method:

• 40g of ripe berries are heated in 100g of water and 7g of alum, then reduced to 30g. 
• The dye is then sieved through a fine mesh producing a = Purple dye
• 8g of dye is mixed with 3g chalk and 1g of tin mordant (This produces a Blue paint) 
• Dye mixed with chalk and Tin mordant = Blue Paint
• Dye mixed with Italian gesso and Tin mordant = Dark Blue Paint

Method:

• Frozen ripe berries when crushed can produce a Purple
• Add Tin mordant = Blue / Purple 

Method:

• Macerate the ripe berries for 2 days in water and clear vinegar (2:1)
• Add Alum mordant (pH2) = Blue / Purple
• No mordant = Lighter Purples / Grey Blues

Method:

• Crush the berries (pH7) with some water-vinegar 
• Add Alum mordant (pH2) = Blues / Violet Blue / Purple
• Add Tin mordant (pH1) = Reddish Purples