Leccha and Notti | Dyeing | Raw Materials

The types of chemical dyes commonly used are either Acid or Neolan dyes—the later possesses greater fastness properties towards light, water, perspiration and rubbing.

To be eco-friendly vegetable dye concept prevailed in India even before 2000 B.C. This tradition is continuing and we extract colours from plants, flowers, roots, barks and seeds. Vegetable dyes give rise to an exotic range of muted colours in apricot, ochres, rusts, browns, olives and many more. Different shade variations and tints/ tones of the same colour can be obtained by changing the proportions of the natural dyestuff or adding different chemicals such as copper sulphate or ferrous sulphate. For example, entire range of rusts and browns can be obtained from geru and outer most shell of a walnut respectively.