Plants Used as Natural Dye Sources in Turkey

This study was carried out in the regions where handcrafts such as carpet and rug weaving are common in Turkey. In the regions where natural dyes are used, 123 plant species belonging to 50 families were identified as sources of natural dyes. In natural dye production, different parts of the plant o...

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Published inEconomic botany Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 442 - 453
Main Authors Doğan, Yunus, Başlar, Süleyman, Mert, Hasan Hüseyin, Ay, Güngör
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg The New York Botanical Garden Press 01.12.2003
Bronx, NY Springer
New York Botanical Garden Press
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
Bark
Biological and medical sciences
Carpets
CONTENTS
Dye plant
Dyeing
Dyes
Fibers
Flowers
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Mordant dyes
Natural dyes
Plant roots
Plant species
Plants
traditional handcraft
Turkey
Turkeys
Wool
Asia
Turkey
traditional handcraft
Dye plant
Turkey
Natural dye
Ethnobotany
Craft activities
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Summary:This study was carried out in the regions where handcrafts such as carpet and rug weaving are common in Turkey. In the regions where natural dyes are used, 123 plant species belonging to 50 families were identified as sources of natural dyes. In natural dye production, different parts of the plant or the whole aboveground plant is used. Ten different colors are gained from the plants. Sometimes the same color can be obtained from different plants. By mixing different plants, it is possible to produce various colors. We also identified more than 12 natural and more than eight chemical assistant substances (mordant) that are used in the regions to bind dye to fibers, to maintain the strongness and brightness of the colors, and to obtain various colors.
ISSN:0013-0001
1874-9364
DOI:10.1663/0013-0001(2003)057[0442:PUANDS]2.0.CO;2