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Natural dye
(Thai: สีย้อมธรรมชาติ si yom tummachart ) is one of the knowledge that has been passed through generation in Thailand, use for dyeing Silk or Cotton that produce by the local people. Until now, Thai local who producing silk or cotton are using dye color that harvested locally from forest or wasteland such as plants, shrubs and insects (Thai Textiles,1992) Silk or Cotton that dyed by natural colors have become more popular these day since the result color from natural dye are not too saturated like chemical dye colors. However due to the limitation of resources makes natural dye become more harder to produce to meet the demand from the market.

Red
″Shellac″ or ″ครั่ง Krang″ is used to give a red dye on silk or pink on cotton

Indigo
″Indigo″ or ″Kharm″ is usually use on cotton but not on silk

Yellow
″Turmeric″ or ″Khamin″ roots are ground to powder and mixed with water to form a paste

Custom and Superstitions
Many belief and superstition were around the dyeing process such as dye were prepared far away from a house and must do in a close area to preventing bad luck. Also dyeing is not allowed in Buddhist Subbath Day because they were believed that the dye will not tint the thread or fabric. It is one of the tricks that makes people go to temple and pray instead of doing something else.