Natural Dye - Pomegranate

Pomegranate is a versatile natural dye made from the dried rind of the pomegranate fruit. Rich in natural tannins, it serves both as a dye and as a mordanting agent, helping fibres absorb and retain colour more effectively. When used as a dye on its own, pomegranate produces warm yellow and golden tones that work beautifully on a variety of natural fibres.

Because of its high tannin content, pomegranate is particularly useful when preparing plant fibres such as cotton, linen and hemp for natural dyeing. It helps improve the depth and fastness of subsequent dyes while also adding a gentle base colour to the fibre.

Easy to use and reliably consistent, pomegranate has long been valued in traditional dyeing practices and remains a staple ingredient for natural dyers today.

Benefits

• Natural source of tannin for mordanting plant fibres
• Produces soft yellow to warm golden tones
• Improves dye uptake and colour fastness
• Versatile and easy to incorporate into natural dye processes

Perfect For

• Pre-mordanting cotton, linen and other plant fibres
• Dyeing fibres in warm yellow or golden shades
• Combining with indigo or iron to create green and deeper tones

Technical

• 100% dried pomegranate rind powder.
• Produces warm yellows and soft golds.
• Use 15–30% WOF for strong shades.
• Works on all natural fibres.
• Excellent tannin base for cellulose mordanting.
• Can be modified with iron to achieve olive greens.