Safflower Petals
Item
Identifier
2025.039
Title
Safflower Petals
Type
Material
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Description
Safflower has been used by dyers for centuries. It is a celebrated color in Japan and the petals contain both a yellow and a red dye. It is extremely responsive to pH shifts, which are used to extract both the yellow and a vivid orange-red or pink shade. It is not a very light or washfast color, but it is a lot of fun to see the beautiful shades develop. Safflower will produce the darkest shades if you use either equal weights of safflower and fiber or if you use twice as much safflower as fiber. However, if you have less safflower you will still get some very nice color and will still see the magical results.
Subject
dye materials; dye; dyes; dyeing; red; pink; yellow
Source
Purchased from Botannical Colors
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