Chestnut Extract

Description

Chestnut (Castanea sativa) is a tree native to Southern Europe. People used it historically for tanning leather in Europe and North America.

On fibers, chestnut extract yields a soft yellow which is excellent for combining with other colors. In addition, it is great for overdyeing with indigo for a rich teal. The chestnut color yields a warm gray shade with the addition of iron. It is one of those subtle, aromatic dyes that combines with other colors to add an intriguing “pop” to your color palette.

100g of chestnut extract will dye approximately 400g (12 oz) of fiber to a medium shade of yellow. For more details on how to use it, please visit our page on natural dye extracts.

Our chestnut dye comes from carefully managed chestnut forests in Europe as the American chestnut habitat has been severely compromised by blight since 1905. The byproduct that is not extracted for dye is made into pellets. After that, the pellets fuel the energy requirements of the extraction facility.

They say that an enterprising squirrel could once travel from Maine to Georgia on the interlocking branches of chestnut trees.