From: mdhangton@gmail.com   
      
   > >This is true.  Natural dyes will provide duller and less fast stains than   
   the synthetic dyes we're used to.  They can be faded by sunlight also.  That   
   goes for stained wood for cabinetry also.   
   >    
   > I suspect our dyes wouldn't take kindly to the soap of the time.   
   >    
   No, synthetic dyes are more chemically resistant than natural ones.  Some of   
   the natural ones even change into a colorless form with acids or bases like a   
   pH indicator.   
      
   What I mentioned earlier, some of the synthetic fabrics will get destroyed by   
   lye pretty quick, come out with holes like eaten by moths from the first   
   washing.  Trust me on this, I spilled the cleaning solutions like alcoholic   
   KOH on my clothing, and as    
   soon as they get wet in the washing machine, they come out full of holes.   
      
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