Jar with red sticker labeled "Rhatany Root: Krameria Triandra."
Arrangement of yarn skeins and fiber swatches dyed red and brown with rhatany root, together with a small wooden container of rhatany roots.
Fiber swatch showing salmon-colored wool yarn.
Fiber swatch showing dark reddish brown wool yarn.
Fiber swatch showing light red mulberry silk.
Fiber swatch showing dark brown mulberry silk.
Fiber swatch showing pale brown handloom cotton.
Fiber swatch showing dark brown handloom cotton.
Jar with red sticker labeled "Rhatany Root: Krameria Triandra."
Arrangement of yarn skeins and fiber swatches dyed red and brown with rhatany root, together with a small wooden container of rhatany roots.
Fiber swatch showing salmon-colored wool yarn.
Fiber swatch showing dark reddish brown wool yarn.
Fiber swatch showing light red mulberry silk.
Fiber swatch showing dark brown mulberry silk.
Fiber swatch showing pale brown handloom cotton.
Fiber swatch showing dark brown handloom cotton.

Rhatany Root Natural Dye

from $19.99

Shepherd Textiles Rhatany Root Natural Dye contains the chopped roots of krameria triandra, a shrub native to the high deserts of the Andes. The roots are rich in tannins and anthroquinone compounds, and they have a long history of use as both a medicine and a dye. Rhatany root can be made to produce a variety of rich coral, rust, and auburn shades by simply varying the PH of the dyebath. At neutral PH it will tend toward auburn, while acid will shift it toward yellow and alkalis will shift it toward red. Use at 100% weight-of-fabric (WOF) for medium shades, or 200% WOF for deeply saturated colors. An excellent choice for all natural fibers, including wool, silk, and well-mordanted cotton.

Product of Germany.

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