Annatto has a long history as a colour plant across Central and South America, where the seeds were traditionally used to dye textiles, decorate objects and mark the body with symbolic patterns. Over time, the plant travelled across oceans through trade routes and is now widely cultivated throughout Southeast Asia, where it continues to be valued for its warm sun-like colour.
For natural dyers, annatto offers a gentle palette ranging from luminous yellows and apricot tones to soft earthy oranges. The small triangular seeds release colour slowly. Today, annatto remains a material in contemporary textile practice, bundle dyeing and natural dyeing.
Offered here as whole seeds for immersion dyeing or bundle dyeing.
For textile and artistic use only.
Annatto has a long history as a colour plant across Central and South America, where the seeds were traditionally used to dye textiles, decorate objects and mark the body with symbolic patterns. Over time, the plant travelled across oceans through trade routes and is now widely cultivated throughout Southeast Asia, where it continues to be valued for its warm sun-like colour.
For natural dyers, annatto offers a gentle palette ranging from luminous yellows and apricot tones to soft earthy oranges. The small triangular seeds release colour slowly. Today, annatto remains a material in contemporary textile practice, bundle dyeing and natural dyeing.
Offered here as whole seeds for immersion dyeing or bundle dyeing.
For textile and artistic use only.
Our favourite technique, a contemporary process where we use fresh and dried flowers to create prints on fabric. Each one is unique, and even if we wanted to we can't create the same pattern twice!
