Botanical dyeing is an amazing adventure. Colors from the earth are beautiful and almost magically compliment one another. Part of the adventure of botanical dyes is that every batch is unique, rarely to be duplicated exactly, even with the same recipe. Some colors that look very similar have different names. That means they are from separate batches and may have subtle or not so subtle differences. It is always a good idea to acquire as much as you think you will need for your project.