DOĞU KARADENİZ BÖLGESİ GELENEKSEL DOKUMALARININ RENKLENDİRİLMESİNDE DOĞAL BOYALAR

The phenomenon of coloring, which started with human beings painting paintings in caves, was

also reflected in the items they used during their lives. There were efforts to obtain the colors

and dyestuffs used in the colors they applied to their belongings with the idea of decoration.

With the emergence of the art of weaving in 5000 BC, dyeing applications began to be tried. In

the first dye experiments, some pigments were applied to the textiles, but it was observed that

these dyes were not permanent as a result of washing and rubbing. Various methods have been

tried to ensure the permanence of dyestuffs and the permanence of dyes on textiles has been ensured with materials called mordant substances. The colors in the weavings found in the

Pazyryk kurgans in Central Asia were obtained from plants growing naturally in the region, and

this dyeing tradition was continued by the Turkish communities that migrated to Anatolia.

Plants used in dyeing vary according to their availability in the region.

The subject of the study is the herbal dyestuffs used in traditional textiles of the Eastern Black

Sea Region. Although it is seen that chemical dyes are used today, it has been observed in field

studies and research conducted in the region that natural dyes are used, albeit to a small extent.