The Green Dyeing Technique

Before yarns undergo the dance of color dyeing and weaving, they're put through a journey to enhance their acceptability of color. This preparation known as mordanting, which is done with 'Alum' at All The Same, ensures not only favorable results in color fastness in natural fabrics but also adds anti-microbial properties, making garments healthy and environmentally friendly.After mordanting, these threads are immersed in a vibrant array of colors extracted from vegetables, fruits, herbs, roots, and leaves. These sources include tea leaves, onions, mulberry leaves, madder or rhizome, marigold, tannins, and more. Derived from the flora family, these colors imbue the artistic ensembles with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-cancer, and hypoallergenic properties. To add a protective film to dyed fabric and hand painted stories on woven winds, a layer of 'protein' coating is added using Soy Milk, which along with an extra dose of favorable fastness adds to the bright, graceful and lustrous look of colors. The handiwork on the woven canvases features natural colors, applied freehand by skilled artisans from the region.