This material possesses dyeing properties equal to four times that ol madder powder, and equal weight for weight to the extract of the same, it is particularly noticeable for the property that it ...

Woad, madder, and pastel are considered the three ... with dye workshops along the rivers that provided water for the dyeing process. "These dyeing activities in Brussels do not reflect in written ...

In grinding, the outside cuticle is first taken off, and this forms what is known in the market as " mull-madder," which is only used in dyeing blacks bottle-greens, and dark browns. The nexl ...

Blue, yellow and red were three of the main colours of the Iron Age. The root of the madder plant produced a red colour, woad offered blue and yellow was derived from weld. Plants were soaked in ...

A new project in Pompeii is combining traditional dyeing techniques with colourful ... uses the root of “rubia tinctorum”, or rose madder, for the famous Pompeiian red. He uses walnut husks ...