There are a large number of plant based dyes. But if you are studying the history of the American colonies, you are probably looking for Indigo.
Linen from the flax plant.
Indigo
you use flax to make linen. The ancient Egyptians used linen for their clothes and for embalming mummies.
The Ancient Egyptians used reeds, animal skins and linen etc. to make their clothing.
in ancient times
The plant that was used to color skin in ancient Egypt was known as henna. Other plants like moringa, sesame oil and castor oil were commonly used for skin care.
In ancient times buttons were used for decorative purposes on clothing and as garment fasteners.
They used a fibre extracted from the flax plant which we call linen.
it was used in ancient times
you use flax to make linen. The ancient Egyptians used linen for their clothes and for embalming mummies.
During the ancient times, Filipino shelters are made of wooden materials. Their clothes are of silk, cotton and plant fibers. Women adorn themselves with accessories made of silver, gold and precious stones like pearls and agates.
Plants are more important for medicine than clothes. There is subsitude for plant fiber available for clothes but there is no subsitude for plant products used in medicine. The synthetic chemicals used as medicine have side effects. the plant products are by and large are quite safe.
the ancient rome used something disguisting which was "urine" to clean their clothes. they use to have a bucket outside their houses and anyone could come and actually do their toilet and come back... and when the bucket goes full someone had to go and walk in the bucket of urine and keep and steping on the clothes..
Ancient egyptians used a plant called papyrus to make their paper.
They used them as clothes when the shaved their fur.
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Henna
The Ancient Egyptians used reeds, animal skins and linen etc. to make their clothing.
Linen, which is made from the flax plant.It is a plant having small leaves, blue flowers and stems, and growing about two feet tall.wool, cotton, and linen were used to make clothes in egypt