Isatis tinctoria, woad, Brassicaceae, plant in flower
Indigofera suffruticosa,
indigo, Fabaceae, plant in cultivation, dyeing with indigo
Images courtesy of Dr. David Rembert
Baptisia leucantha, false indigo, Fabaceae, plant in pasture
Rubia tinctoria, madder, Rubiaceae, plant, roots, dyeing with madder
Lawsonia inermis, Lythraceae, dyeing of skin with henna,
preparing the henna, painting on henna,
henna at intermediate stage of application, final product,
final stage 2
Images courtesy of Dr. Anita Brinker
Carthamus tinctoria, safflower, Asteraceae,
field ready for harvest
Haematoxylon campechianum, logwood, Fabaceae, tree, branch in flower, wood
Bixa orellana, annatto or achiote, Bixaceae, flower, fruit, seeds
Rocella tinctoria, litmus, a lichen, extract from lichen
Genipa americana, Rubiaceae, plant in flower, fruit
Batik dyeing in Indonesia: overview of process,
application of wax to designs,
stamping of wax designs onto fabric,
dyeing the fabric, boiling to remove wax,
re-application of wax to designs to apply second color,
making dies to stamp on wax design
Dyeing fabric in Nottuln, Germany: dye, press, and fabric,
dye, press, and fabric
Cochineal: opuntia or prickly pear plant with scale insects,
waxy exudate of scale insects 2,
damage to scale insects, scale insects with cochineal
