Early Fabric Dyeing

Ever wonder how the old fabrics got their color back then? No rit dye in those times!
Indigo was used for blue
Madder for red
Butternut husks or summach blossoms were used for browns
Onion skins, waxwood or goldenrod were used for yellow
Beech tree bark was used for drab
Green was created by first steeping in yellow dye followed by steeping in blue dye
Although they were able to dye their fabrics this way it was very difficult for them to duplicate these colors each and every time.