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30/12/22 - Natural plant dyes

Before the advent of synthetic dyes, the place to turn for a bit of colour in your life was the natural world. Rachel Lovell meets a plant dye farmer in Devon.

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Before the advent of synthetic dyes, the place to turn for a bit of colour in your life was the natural world. Rachel Lovell heads to Devon to visit a grower offering an alternative to industrially-made dyes. Sophie Holt of Pigment Organic Dyes grows highly specialist crops for the textile dye market, and she has plenty of surprises in store.

Presented and produced by Rachel Lovell

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13 minutes

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Fri 30 Dec 202205:45

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