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Lost Arts 3 - Natural Dyeing

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"Our ancestors did not use synthetic dyes to color their possessions, only colors derived from plants, animals and minerals. While rarely-seen today, these dyes are still available- and beautiful!"


1. How is a dye different from a paint?
    Dyes are a pure substance, paints contain many ingredients
    A dye is liquid, paints are much thicker
    A dye actually chemically bonds with what is being dyed, paints do not
    Dyes are brighter than paints


2. Natural dyes may be made from plants, animals and minerals. Which of the following dyes is derived from an animal?
    Cutch
    Madder
    Cochineal
    Indigo


3. Which of the following is *not* commonly used to produce natural dyes?
    Mushrooms
    Molds
    Lichens
    Ferns


4. Before dyeing your wool, you'll need to soak it in a chemical that will improve the colorfastness and quality of the dye. What are such chemicals called?
    Absorbents
    Fixatives
    Mordants
    Colorants


5. Which of the following is *not* commonly used to improve the colorfastness and quality of the dye?
    Silver
    Iron
    Copper
    Alum


6. Which of the following has not been a source of red dye?
    Cochineal
    Eucalyptus
    Madder
    Cutch


7. A traditional blue dye for both cloth and people in the British Isles, this dye was produced from a plant, in ages past, by fermenting its leaves with urine.
    Indigo
    Woad
    Alkanet
    Logwood


8. Tyrian purple was one of the most-valued colors in antiquity, because purple dyes were so rare. From what was it obtained?
    Insects
    Beet roots
    Iris flowers
    Shellfish


9. Which of the following pure colors is most difficult to obtain through the use of just one natural dye?
    Green
    Yellow
    Red
    Blue


10. What country derived its name from a natural dye plant?
    Belize
    Paraguay
    Guatemala
    Brazil


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