Dyes and Pigments
Natural dyes
Natural dyes are derived from nature, from animal, vegetable and mineral matter. The difficulty was making them colourfast. The treatment of fabrics before dying with mordants, natural acids or oxides, will fix the natural dye on and in the fiber.
Madder-red
Woad- indigo-blue
Cochenille-vivid red
Shellfish-purple
Saffron- yellow