|  | Persian velvets | Indian velvets | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Color | Type of thread | Suggested dyes | Suggested dyes | ||
Single dye used on the sample | Dye mixed to the dye in the left column | Single dye used on the sample | Dye mixed to the dye in the left column | ||
Red | Pile | Cochineal (7/7) | Cochineal only (6/7) | Lac (6/7) | Â |
 |  | Lac (1/7) | Cochineal (1/7) |  | |
Other types of threads | Â | Â | Madder (1/1) | Â | |
Yellow | Pile | Yellow larkspur (10/12) | Yellow larkspur only (8/10) | Turmeric (4/5) | Turmeric only (2/4) |
 |  | Luteolin containing dye (2/10) |  | Unknown yellow dye B (1/4) | |
 | Unknown yellow dye A (2/12) |  |  | Yellow larkspur (1/4) | |
 |  |  | Unidentified (1/5) |  | |
Other types of threads | Yellow larkspur (2/5) | Â | Turmeric (1/1) | (Soluble redwood?) (1/1) | |
 | Unknown yellow dye A (3/5) |  |  |  | |
Yellow-2 | Core yarn, metal thread | Yellow larkspur (3/5) | Â | Unidentified (2/2) | Â |
 | Unknown yellow dye A (1/5) | Turmeric (1/5) |  |  | |
 | Unidentified (1/5) |  |  |  | |
Green and Bluish Green | Pile | Yellow larkspur + Indigo dye (6/8) | Â | Yellow larkspur + Indigo dye (7/9) | Â |
 | Unknown yellow dye A + indigo dye (2/8) |  | Turmeric + indigo dye (2/9) |  | |
Other types of threads | Yellow larkspur + Indigo dye (2/2) | Â | Turmeric + indigo dye (1/1) | Â | |
Pink and Orange | Pile | Safflower (11/13) | Safflower only (3/13) | Safflower (6/6) | Safflower only (2/6) |
 |  | Yellow larkspur (3/13) |  | Yellow larkspur (1/6) | |
 |  | Unknown yellow dye A (4/13) |  | Turmeric (2/6) | |
 |  | Turmeric + unknown yellow dye A (1/13) |  | Unknown yellow dye C + yellow larkspur (1/6) | |
 | (Soluble redwood?) (1/13) |  |  |  | |
 | Unidentified (1/13) |  |  |  | |
Other types of threads | Â | Â | Madder + turmeric + (soluble redwood?) (1/1) | Â | |
PinK-2 | Core yarn, metal thread | Safflower + turmeric (2/2) | Â | Safflower + turmeric (2/2) | Â |
Brown and Reddish Brown | Pile | Soluble redwood (3/3) | Soluble redwood only (2/3) | Â | Â |
 |  | Safflower (1/3) |  |  | |
Purple | Pile | Safflower + indigo dye + yellow larkspur (1/3) | Â | Â | Â |
 | Safflower + indigo dye + unknown yellow dye A (1/3) |  |  |  | |
 | Safflower + indigo dye (1/3) |  |  |  | |
Black | Pile | Tannin dye (4/4) | Tannin dye only (3/4) | Tannin dye (1/1) | Â |
 |  | Soluble redwood (1/4) |  |  | |
Blue | Pile | Indigo dye (5/5) | Â | Â | Â |