Using Some Weeds in Tokat Province as Plant-Derived Dye

Natural dyeing is the process of making use of the dye stuff from the root, stem, leaf and floret of the plants. This process is almost as old as the human history; and throughout the history, different plants have been used in different styles to dye. It's likely that natural dyeing was informed by cooking, as the process of extracting pigment is exactly like boiling food. There are many naturally occurring plants, minerals and crustaceans from which you can extract color and produce natural dyes. Plant dyes use no toxic or polluting chemicals, and the organic matter left over from dye plants can be put on the compost. In Anatolia, carpets and rugs have been dyed by using different plants. This research has been done to detect the color codes of the dyes which were derived from the use of the 7 different plants [wild rue (Peganum harmala L.), safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.), thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.), gopher plant (Euphorbia helioscopia L.), golden marquette (Anthemis tinctoria L.), catchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine L.) and marsh-mallow (Althaea officinalis L.)] in 2 different methods (with and without mordant) on wool and cotton in Tokat province. Copper sulphate and cider vinegar has been used as mordant substance. Pure cotton dyed with the dyestuff derived from the plants has been specified according to the color codes in pantone color scale. Besides that, it has been observed that the cotton has eyepleasing colors. In accordance with the results, it has been confirmed that natural dyeing’s importance is gradually rising, considering the harms to environment and human health caused by the chemicals and synthetic dye stuff