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== Description == | == Description == | ||
A natural yellow [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=dye dye] obtained from sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') blooms. Sunflowers produce a bright yellow dye in [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=alkaline alkaline] solutions that is not [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lightfastness lightfast]. In [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=acetic | A natural yellow [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=dye dye] obtained from sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') blooms. Sunflowers produce a bright yellow dye in [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=alkaline alkaline] solutions that is not [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lightfastness lightfast]. In [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=acetic%20acid acetic acid] solutions, however, sunflowers give a colorfast golden color on [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wool wool] with an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=alum alum] [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mordant mordant]. The seeds of the sunflower plant were also used by native Americans to produce a dark purple color used for dyeing baskets. | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
''Helianthus annuus''; colorant | ''Helianthus annuus''; colorant à base de tournesol (Fr.); girasol (Esp.); | ||
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
* | * D. Cardon, ''Natural Dyes: Sources, Tradition, Technology and Science'' (original edition ''Le Monde des teintures naturelles''), Archetype Publications, Ltd., London, 2007 | ||
* | * R.J. Adrosko, ''Natural Dyes in the United States'', Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968 | ||
* | * Website address 1 Comment: Economic Botany: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/ http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/Helianthus/index.html Expressing Achenes] [Accessed Jan. 21, 2009] | ||
* | * Website address 1 Comment: Economic Botany: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/ http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/Helianthus/index.html Expressing Achenes] purple dye from seeds [Accessed Jan. 21, 2009] | ||
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Revision as of 08:50, 24 July 2013
Description
A natural yellow dye obtained from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) blooms. Sunflowers produce a bright yellow dye in alkaline solutions that is not lightfast. In acetic acid solutions, however, sunflowers give a colorfast golden color on wool with an alum mordant. The seeds of the sunflower plant were also used by native Americans to produce a dark purple color used for dyeing baskets.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Helianthus annuus; colorant à base de tournesol (Fr.); girasol (Esp.);
Authority
- D. Cardon, Natural Dyes: Sources, Tradition, Technology and Science (original edition Le Monde des teintures naturelles), Archetype Publications, Ltd., London, 2007
- R.J. Adrosko, Natural Dyes in the United States, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968
- Website address 1 Comment: Economic Botany: http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/Helianthus/index.html Expressing Achenes [Accessed Jan. 21, 2009]
- Website address 1 Comment: Economic Botany: http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/Helianthus/index.html Expressing Achenes purple dye from seeds [Accessed Jan. 21, 2009]