With reasonable care and using no bleach, our natural-dyed clothes will maintain their color and design for a long time.  Similar to blue jeans that have been washed many times, the colors of our clothes will mellow with age.
	Madder Dye An herbaceous perennial with roots that produce a red dye. an ancient dye whose usage can be traced to 3,000 B.C.
	Indigo Dye A shrubby perennial belonging to the legume family. the blue dye is produced by fermenting the leaves. one of the oldest known dyes, it was considered to have medicinal properties. the original dye for blue jeans.
	Osage Orange Dye A type of mulberry tree native to North America. a yellow/orange dye is made from the heartwood. Osage Indians made bows from this tree.
	Alder A deciduous hardwood common in North America and Europe. the leaves produce a yellow green dye and the bark a red dye. Native Americans had many uses for alder bark and wood. alder is known in herbal medicines as having strong antibiotic properties. alder improves soils by fixing atmospheric nitrogen into the soil. this dye was gatherd locally.
	Manzanita A tree that inhabits the California inner coast line. Manzanita (means little apple) is a member of the Ericacea family which includes Rhododendrom, Azalea, Madrone, and Heather. The tree is noted for asymmetry of the branches and highly colored bark. This red brown dye came from a wood turner's saw dust.
	Comfrey Dye An herbaceous perennial gathered from a local organic garden. The Comfrey leaves produce a yellow dye. Comfrey is used in herbal emedicines as a healing poultice for cuts and bruises.		Currently not available.
	Logwood Dye A legume tree native to Central and South America. This historic purple dye is obtained from the heartwood. This Logwood was harvested by sustainable methods in the Dominican Republic with proceeds reinvested there in community development.		Currently not available.