Utilization Of Colourants From The Vernonia Amygdalina Plant In Wall Tapestry

ABSTRACT This research utilizes colourants from the Vernonia amygdalina (V. amygdalina) plant in an artistic wall tapestry project that drew inspiration from moral lessons found in Bukusu children narratives. The research was based on Loum and Lukyambuzi (2013) study that was done in Uganda and which utilized only one variety of V. amygdalina plant on cotton fabric. Loum‟s study obtained positive results as it confirmed that that plant was polygenetic. This research assumed that dyes extracted from the leaves of different varieties of V. amygdalina found in Western, Nyanza, and Central Rift v…