Not only does turmeric yield a bright, saturated yellow color as a dye, it also has healing, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. In Ayurvedic medicine, the turmeric-dyed cloth is actually ...

Before going synthetic, dyeing clothes was like alchemy: it involved heating a cauldron of water, dye, fabric, and fixatives (often vinegar or urine) to bind pigments to the cloth. With a strong ...