Shepherd Textiles Cape Jasmine Extract is made from the fruit of the Cape Jasmine, gardenia jasminoides. It was discovered in the late 1980s that gardenia fruit, an ancient yellow dye in China, would also yield a blue dye when reacted with one of the basic amino acids like glycine (found in legumes) or tyrosine (found in cheese). The resulting blue pigment is sometimes referred to as “Gardenia Blue.” Gardenia Blue is resistant to heat and unaffected by PH, which makes it one of the few durable natural blues besides indigo. Cape Jasmine Extract is very popular in east Asia, especially in Korea, where it is used to color cakes and ice cream. It gives bright, sky blues and ocean blues on wool and silk. Shepherd Textiles Cape Jasmine Extract is manufactured in South Korea.. Use it at 5%-10% weight-of-fabric for sky blues on wool and silk; not recommended for cotton.
Before using, please read our Guide to Dyeing with Cape Jasmine Extract for color recipes, background, and safety information.
Shepherd Textiles Cape Jasmine Extract is made from the fruit of the Cape Jasmine, gardenia jasminoides. It was discovered in the late 1980s that gardenia fruit, an ancient yellow dye in China, would also yield a blue dye when reacted with one of the basic amino acids like glycine (found in legumes) or tyrosine (found in cheese). The resulting blue pigment is sometimes referred to as “Gardenia Blue.” Gardenia Blue is resistant to heat and unaffected by PH, which makes it one of the few durable natural blues besides indigo. Cape Jasmine Extract is very popular in east Asia, especially in Korea, where it is used to color cakes and ice cream. It gives bright, sky blues and ocean blues on wool and silk. Shepherd Textiles Cape Jasmine Extract is manufactured in South Korea.. Use it at 5%-10% weight-of-fabric for sky blues on wool and silk; not recommended for cotton.
Before using, please read our Guide to Dyeing with Cape Jasmine Extract for color recipes, background, and safety information.
