What pigment is used for tie dyeing?

The main dyes come from the indigo solution of natural plants such as Sparganium, Radix Isatidis and Folium Artemisiae Argyi, especially Radix Isatidis.

Banlangen, which is used to dye cloth, is a perennial herb with small pink flowers. Later, it was widely used, and the people who dyed the cloth planted it on the mountain themselves.

Tie-dyeing is a traditional and unique dyeing process of Han nationality, which was called tying, twisting, clamping and dyeing in ancient times. One of the traditional manual dyeing techniques in China is the dyeing method of partially knotting the fabric so that it cannot be dyed.

Tie-dyeing process is divided into two parts: knotting and dyeing. It uses tools such as yarn, thread and rope to tie, sew, tie, weave and clip the fabric. The process is characterized by using printing and dyeing technology to twist the thread into a knot in the printed fabric, then printing and dyeing, and then removing the twisted thread.