Item Number: R0001
Size: 1oz.
Price: $3.50
Shades of Brazilwood
From dark to light, Brazilwood's natural clear bright color really shines on this Columbia Finn cross roving. Brazilwood comes from a tree native to the Malay Peninsula and the thorny bark part is made into chips which are then pounded into powder ready for dyeing. The name brazil means the color of red-hot coals.

Item Number: R0002
Size: 1oz.
Price: $3.50
Shades of Cochineal
Purples to pinks, Cochineal comes from an insect found living on prickly pear cacti in Central & South America, Mexico and the Canary Islands. It takes 70,000 female insects to make 1 pound of dye, which makes it expensive.

Item Number: R0003
Size: 1oz.
Price: $2.50
Over Dyed Lincoln Longwool
Dye colors from left to right are Brazilwood, Osage Orange, Cochineal. The long lustrous Lincoln takes well to natural dyeing, producing a heathered look to your finished roving or yarn.

Item Number: R0004
Size: 1oz.
Price: $2.50
Over dyed Lincoln Longwool with Madder
Madder Is native to western and central Asia. Madder has been used as a dye since 3000 BC. The dye is also known as turkey red. The roots are lifted in the fall, dried and then pounded to a powder, soaked in water and then used for dyeing.