Name: Turmeric
Brand: Kraftkolour
SKU: 30238_1
Price: 7.5 AUD
Availability: InStock

Turmeric is one of the most vibrant natural dyes, delivering bright yellow to deep golden tones. Sourced from the root of Curcuma longa, it’s easy to use, beginner-friendly, and instantly recognizable by its bold, sunny hue. While its lightfastness is moderate, it’s perfect for short-term projects, art textiles, and naturally inspired crafts that benefit from its instant brightness.

Benefits

Few natural dyes match turmeric’s pure joy of colour. It’s affordable, accessible, and provides instant results with minimal preparation. Perfect for artistic projects, workshops, and vibrant accent pieces, turmeric remains a must-have in every dyer’s palette.

Perfect For:

Bright yellow scarves, fabric art, or yarns.
Overdyeing with indigo for greens.
Eco-printing and paper dyeing.

Price

SIZE — 50g

50g

100g

250g

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1kg

Quantity

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100% ground turmeric root.
Produces vibrant yellow, gold, or amber tones.
Use 5–10% WOF for medium shades.
Works well on wool, silk, cotton, and paper.
Alum improves brightness; iron deepens to olive.
Excellent for quick, educational, or experimental dyeing.

Keep temperature below boil to avoid browning.
Pre-mordant with Alum for brightness.
Avoid extended sun exposure to maintain vibrancy.
Store sealed, away from light and moisture.

Natural Dyes and Mordanting Instructions

Online orders are sent using Australia Post during business hours Monday to Friday. Orders are usually sent 1-2 days after your order is placed or when a pre-ordered item arrives. We email shipping confirmation with tracking information when your order is dispatched.

Shipping : Australia

Shipping is calculated at checkout according to the weight of the order, and your address location.

Most orders will have the option of:

Australia Post Standard Shipping (estimated delivery in 3-5 days)
Australia Post Express Shipping (estimated delivery in 2-3 days)

Kraftkolour cannot guarantee expected delivery times.

Kraftkolour may use other carriers from time to time for bulky or heavy shipments.

Shipping : International

We currently ship outside Australia to many countries using Australia Post’s International Express service. Rates will be automatically calculated at checkout.

Click & Collect : Thomastown

When ordering online you can choose 'Click & Collect' for order collection at our premises at 2/99 Heyington Ave, Thomastown, Victoria. We will email you confirming when your order is ready to collect.

Orders can be collected 10am 4pm Monday to Friday and we would appreciate it if you could collect your order within a week.

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