Marigold flowers, leaves and stems grown as companion plants at the Hitotsuya Dye Farm are dried into a natural plant dye that colors cotton and other fibers well.
Tannin-rich dried myrobalan fruit produces yellow with aluminium, khaki with iron, and pale celadon-like green when layered with indigo.
Dried safflower petals containing yellow and red pigments. Wash out the yellow, then use an alkaline extraction to create historic crimson shades.
Dried areca palm seeds are simmered to create a natural plant dye that produces calm reddish ash beige and soft gray shades.
Dried clove flower buds create a fragrant natural plant dye, producing calm yellow-brown shades while filling the workspace with their sweet, deep aroma.