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Traditional dying involved a lot of washing and rubbing. The prominent colours used when dyeing k ā kahu were the natural colour of the flax as well as black, tan, and yellow. Today it is possible to extend these colour ranges using a combination of traditional dye sources with non-traditional mordants, or by using other plant dye sources with chemical mordants.

You will be researching the variety of plant material traditionally used for dyes and the methods that were used. It is also an opportunity for you to plan your choice of plant(s) and other materials to use in your own dying and to organise the sourcing and collection of the material.

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