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Did you know, Madder roots were steamed to create a superior dye?

Traditionally, the steaming of madder was done by the farmer after harvest. They dug up to 2.5m deep conical pits in the field of harvest and lit fires within, to heat the earth.

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Dye Plants I: The Highly Coveted Madder Red

The use of natural dyes by humans goes back as far as the Neolithic era. Many of the sources for natural dyes used on textiles were plants. The extraction and fixation of dyes were of considerable economic importance in many places throughout the world. Here we start a series of hubs dedicated to the plant species that were the sources of some of most famous and important dyes.

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Botanical Colors, Natural Dyes on Instagram: “Thanks @maria_maurio for the tag on our madder root-SO beautiful. Want to try a root rather than the extract from it? something new? Shop…”

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Madder. The most mysterious root. A dye history of over 3000 years stretching almost all of the globe. Smelling madder roots transfers me back to forgotten times. The earthy scent carries many secrets. More to follow! History, Stretching, Earthy Scent, Eco Printing, Natural Dyes, The Globe, Globe, Hand Weaving, Dye

History

Madder. The most mysterious root. A dye history of over 3000 years stretching almost all of the globe. Smelling madder roots transfers me back to forgotten times. The earthy scent carries many secrets. More to follow!

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Madder Root Dye

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Digging Deeper into a Single Dye – Madder (Rubia cordifolia)

I’ve been using a lot of madder. I have madder roots from my own garden and extracts on the shelf, but right now I’m focused on the fabulous ground Rubia cordifolia from India that I purchased fro…

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Madder has been used to dye textiles for thousands of years. The dried root yields a red color.

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