How can natural dyes benefit our fashion industry?

•Environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic dyes which pollute our water systems, harm our wildlife and are not readily available without technology (toxicity and pollution)

•Synthetic dyes are made up of harmful chemical compounds.

•Colour, unique selling point, colour differs for plants, mordanting and length of time submerged

•Wellbeing, positive phycological impact

•Health, many synthetic dyes can cause irritation and illness whereas plants such as indigo and turmeric have natural healing properties

•Dyestuffs derive from most plants, fruit, veg, barks, lichens, fungi and minerals.