Black Dyes

Method:

• The fruits 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

Method:

• The leaves are ripped into small pieces and left to soak over night in scalding water, then reheated and reduced by half (pH7)
• Add Iron Sulphate mordant to the dye (pH2) = Black
• Add Potash mordant to the dye (pH12) = Brownish-Yellow

Method:

• The leaves are ripped into small pieces and left to soak over night in scalding water, then reheated and reduced by half (pH6)
• Add Iron Sulphate mordant to the dye (pH1) = Black

Method:

• The leaves are ripped into small pieces then heated in water and reduced by half (pH8)
• Add Iron Sulphate to the dye (pH4) = Green then turns Black
• Add Alum mordant to the dye (pH4) = Yellow-Tan

Method:

• Heated a handful of flowers in water and reduced by half (pH7)
• Add Iron Sulphate mordant to the dye (pH4) = Grey-Black
• Add Alum mordant to the dye (pH3) = Soft Mustard Yellow

Method:

• The leaves are ripped into small pieces then heated in water and reduced by half (pH8)
• Add Iron Sulphate mordant to the dye (pH4) = Grey-Black

Method:

• Heated a handful of ripe berries in clear vinegar
• No mordant used on chamois leather (pH4) = Blue-Black
• No mordant on cotton = Blue
• Add Tin mordant to the dye (pH2) = Pinkish-Purple

Method:

• Heat a handful of pomegranate flowers in water and reduce by half
• Add Iron Sulphate mordant (pH2) = Black

Method:

• Crush and heat the berries in water for several hours and reduce by half (pH4)
• Add Iron Sulphate mordant to the dye (pH4) = Green then turns Black on chamois leather
• Add Potash mordant to the dye (pH12) = Pinkish Fawn

Method:

• Scald the red leaves in water and left over night, reheated and reduced by half (pH7)
• Add Iron Sulphate mordant to the dye (pH1) = Dark Brown then turns Black on chamois leather
• Add Potash mordant to the dye (pH12) = Greenish-Yellow / Tan-Yellow
• Add Tin mordant to the dye (pH2) = Purple then turn Green on chamois leather