Brazilwood Sappanwood - Eastern Brazilwood Wood Ground Whole Natural Plant Dye for Yarn Protein Dyes Earth Friendly Fiber Wool Silk

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Priced and sold 1, 2 or 4 oz.

Eastern Brazilwood, also known as Sappanwood, is the heartwood of several species of Caesalpinia trees. This finely ground wood powder gives a lovely range of strong, clear colors ranging from deep crimsons to orange hues to deep berry purples and lavenders. Most brazilwood sold as a dye comes from sappanwood, an Asian tree grown in managed plantations, and is not endangered, unlike the brazilwood from Brazil.

Originally an old-world dye, the country of Brazil was named after this dyeplant. Historically harvested (then overharvested) from the species Cæsalpinia echinata found on Brazilian coastlines. Sappanwood Cæsalpinia punctata is found throughout east Asia and is sometimes known as Eastern Brazilwood.

This wood is high in tannin and a colourant known as Brazilian. It will produce lovely warm reds when dyed at a 20% WOF and deep crimson reds when dyed at 50-100%.

Brazilwood is a favorite natural dye of mine because it is pH sensitive.

There are amazing variations in color that can be achieved (from strong oranges to blue reds, and deep berry purples as shown in the pictures) when the pH level of the dye bath is manipulated, or different additives are used, like iron, to deepen the color.

Fibers dyed with brazilwood are wast fash but somewhat fugitive to light.


I will include an information sheet on Brazilwood with your order.


I ship all my products as quickly as possible.

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Quantity:
Priced and sold 1, 2 or 4 oz.

Eastern Brazilwood, also known as Sappanwood, is the heartwood of several species of Caesalpinia trees. This finely ground wood powder gives a lovely range of strong, clear colors ranging from deep crimsons to orange hues to deep berry purples and lavenders. Most brazilwood sold as a dye comes from sappanwood, an Asian tree grown in managed plantations, and is not endangered, unlike the brazilwood from Brazil.

Originally an old-world dye, the country of Brazil was named after this dyeplant. Historically harvested (then overharvested) from the species Cæsalpinia echinata found on Brazilian coastlines. Sappanwood Cæsalpinia punctata is found throughout east Asia and is sometimes known as Eastern Brazilwood.

This wood is high in tannin and a colourant known as Brazilian. It will produce lovely warm reds when dyed at a 20% WOF and deep crimson reds when dyed at 50-100%.

Brazilwood is a favorite natural dye of mine because it is pH sensitive.

There are amazing variations in color that can be achieved (from strong oranges to blue reds, and deep berry purples as shown in the pictures) when the pH level of the dye bath is manipulated, or different additives are used, like iron, to deepen the color.

Fibers dyed with brazilwood are wast fash but somewhat fugitive to light.


I will include an information sheet on Brazilwood with your order.


I ship all my products as quickly as possible.

PDE