Black Forest Wood
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 Kassel™ Black Forest Cuckoo Clock  US $69.00
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 Vtg Large Musical Cuckoo Clock WORKS Euramca Germany Black Forest Thorns Movmt US $56.55
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 GORGEOUS OLD GERMAN DEEP CARVED MUSICAL CUCKOO CLOCK US $81.00
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 Vintage Black Forest Cuckoo Clock West Germany for parts needs parts US $16.39
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 1981 Hermle Black Forest Grand Mother Clock US $550.00
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 Genuine Black Forest German Quail 1 4 hour Cuckoo Clock Rare Sears c1900 Model US $535.59
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 Antique FMauthe Spring Driven Wall Clock approx1895 US $251.99
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 BeautifulAntique German Mauthe Balcony Free Swinger wall clock at 1900 US $585.00
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 rare old black Forest One Hand clock works perfectly ANNO 1640 RUSTIC MANUAL US $79.00
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 ANTIQUE BLACK FOREST WALL CLOCK US $25.00
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 Black Forest Cuckoo Clock With Dancing Squirrels US $50.00
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 Musical Black Forest Chalet Style Cuckoo Clock w Beer Drinkers Anton Schneider US $519.00
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 GORGEOUS BLACK FOREST WANDERER CUCKOO CLOCK EDELWEISS MUSICAL US $225.00
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 german black forest cuckoo clock US $30.00
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 HUBERT HERR OWLS AND STAGS HEAD PAINTED BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK OFFER PRICE US $749.00
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 HUBERT HERR PAINTED CUCKOO BIRDS BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK OFFER PRICE US $448.00
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 HUBERT HERR MOVEING GOATS BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK OFFER PRICE US $418.00
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 HUBERT HERR FLYING BIRD PAINTED BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK OFFER PRICE US $448.00
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 HUBERT HERR STAG AND LEAFS BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK OFFER PRICE US $448.00
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 HUBERT HERR IBEX HUNTER AND EAGLE BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK OFFER PRICE US $1,558.00
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 HUBERT HERR CLOCK SELLER HOUSE BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK OFFER PRICE US $1,558.00
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 HUBERT HERR FLYING BIRDS CUCKOO CLOCK NEW ITEM 8 DAY MUSIC FREE SHIPPING US $938.00
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 ALL WOOD HAND CARVED CUCKOO CLOCK BLACK FOREST STYLE VINTAGE CLASSIC EXCELLENT US $19.99
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 BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK BEER DRINKER 8 DAY NEW LK LOW LOW PRICE US $918.00
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 Dark Wood Miniature Black Forest Clock w Pendulum Key US $15.00
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 Cuckoo Clock Black Forest Germany Wood Chopper US $48.55
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 RARE OLD ANTIQUE GERMAN BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK FOR RESTORATION ESTATE FIND NR US $147.50
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 Antique German Black Forest Friedrich Mauthe wall clock at 1900 US $194.50
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 VINTAGE BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK REGULA GERMANY ALBERT SCHWAE NEEDS REPAIRED US $42.86
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 Black Forest Germany Wooden CUCKOO CLOCK Still in Box Uhren Hauser Imius Bunt US $9.99
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 Awesome Musical Hunter theme Cuckoo Clock with Dancers 1 Day great condition US $210.00
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 BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK US $195.00
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 Original Pendelum for Vintage Black Forest Cuckoo Clock US $7.95
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 Antique Vtg OSWALD Rotating Eye Clock BLACK FOREST Dog Carving Scotty Germany EX US $76.00
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 The Cave Dragon Portrait Quartz Clock US $39.99
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 BEAUTIFUL ART DECO JUNGHANS CHIMING MANTEL CLOCK WITH PENDULUM US $83.00
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 A LATER ART DECO BAUHAUS JUNGHANS CHIMING WALL CLOCK US $10.25
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 Black Forest wood carving of bird on branch Top decoration for cuckoo clock US $9.50
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 VINTAGE GERMAN BLACK FOREST MUSICAL CUCKOO WALL CLOCK US $79.99
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 Large Black Forest 8 Day Cuckoo Clock Hubert Herr US $50.00
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 Black Forest Cuckoo Clock Elk Deer Rabbit Hunter Color CooCoo Bachmaier Klemmer US $2.25
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 VINTAGE AUGUST KEEBLER BLACK FOREST MINI CUCKOO STYLE CLOCK US $49.99
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 Antique 1800s GERMAN Black Forest Handpainted Face w Ladies WALL CLOCK Parts US $49.99
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 Seth Thomas Antique Round Top Beehive Time Strike Chiming Clock w 48R Movement US $25.01
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 VERY NICE VINTAGE 1 4 HOUR STRIKE CUCKOO QUAIL CUCKOO CLOCK US $59.99
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 Vienna Regulator Black Forest carved case Solid Mahogany engraved pendulum US $940.00
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 VINTAGE CUCKOO CLOCK BLACK FOREST OLD COLLECTIBLE WOOD US $39.99
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 Kassel™ Black Forest Quartz Cuckoo Clock Hand Carved Wood Cuckoos Every Hour US $115.99
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 ANTIQUE CUCKOO CLOCK BLACK FOREST GERMANY PARTS MOVEMENT BELLOWS CHIMES US $9.99
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 Beautiful Antique German Thomas Ernst Haller AG wall clock at 1900 US $162.50
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 Decorative Attractive Crafted Clock Black Forest Kassel It Cuckoos On The Hour US $90.45
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 1 day cuckoo coocoo Black forest wood cutter water wheel and dancers US $250.00
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 Cuckoo Clock Chalet Black Forest Wood Chopper Musical Hand Painted Parts US $349.99
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 VINTAGE GERMANY CUCKOO CLOCK BLACK FOREST STYLE CUCKOO CLOCK MFG CO INC VG US $9.95
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 Vintage 1950s German Wag Wall Chime Clock weight driven Mid Century Modern US $74.99
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 ANTIQUE CUCKOO CLOCK BLACK FOREST GERMANY FRAME FACE PARTS HAND CARVED WOOD BIRD US $12.78
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 New Kassel™ Black Forest Cuckoo Clock Handcrafted Wood Bird Cuckoos On The Hour US $90.50
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 SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE MANTEL CLOCK ALL ORIGINAL US $99.99
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 Mass of Cuckoo Black Forest wall clock Pendulums and wood parts US $9.50
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 Rare 1985 Black Forest Cuckoo Clock 5 Leaf w Dancers and Bird US $325.00
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 German Black Forest 1 Day Cuckoo Clock 1200 Bird and Leaf US $139.00
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 Vintage Black Forest Regula Cuckoo Clock Birds Dancers Music Box German Swiss US $49.99
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 VINTAGE BLACK FOREST WOOD CUCKOO CLOCK GERMANY TWO WEIGHTS US $10.00
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 Black Forest Modern Art Cuckoo Clock Bauhaus black NEW US $429.00
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 cuckoo clock Alpine chalet black forest 1 day NEW US $422.00
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 VINTAGE DARK WOOD BLACK FOREST HUNTERS CUCKOO CLOCK US $19.99
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 KASSEL BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK COO COO DECORATIVE WALL CLOCK $85495 US $237.79
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 Kassel Black Forest Cuckoo Clock Traditional Germany Wall Clock Bird Chime HHCC2 US $220.99
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 Black Forest Cuckoo Clock with Bird Leaves Anton Schneider 9 US $199.90
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 Kassel Black Forest Cuckoo Clock seven dale sale while they last US $289.33
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 Antique All Wood Black Forest Germany Hunters Cuckcoo Clock Complete w Weights US $89.00
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 Black Forest German Cuckoo Clock US $60.00
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 Art Deco Mantel Shelf Clock 8 Day Black Forest SPECK EMIL SCHWENNINGEN GERMANY US $129.58
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 German Black Forest 8 Day Cuckoo Clock 8200 Bird and Leaf US $249.00
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 Antique Wall Clock Regulator Black Forest 1870Th Century US $56.00
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 museal french Henry II clock with barometer and thermometer 1890 TOP US $5.50
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 Cuckoo Clocks German Black Forest Kassel Cuckoo Wall Clock US $64.99
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 Beautiful Antique Friedrich Mauthe Free Swinger wall clock at 1900 US $36.00
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 Beautiful Antique Friedrich Mauthe Balcony Free Swinger wall clock at 1900 US $102.50
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 Antique German Black Forest Friedrich Mauthe Keyhole wall clock at 1900 US $51.00
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Natural Dyes - Tropical Dyes From Wood
Brazilwood, logwood and fustic are famous traditional natural dyes that produce bright colours on wool, cotton and silk; brazilwood yields rich reds, logwood purples and fustic strong yellows. These three dyes are made from the heartwood of medium to large trees originally found in tropical forests. With proper care, all three dyes have a good light-fastness. Eventually they mellow to paler but still pretty colours.
By late 1500's large quantities of brazilwood, logwood and fustic were imported into Europe from Latin America. These three new dyes cost much less than those previously available therefore allowing more people to have colourful clothes.
Brazilwood
Brazilwood is found both in Asia and Latin America and Brazil takes its name from the tree. The wood comes from several species of Caesalpinia trees and it gives lovely rich reds.
Even though I was born and brought up in Brazil, I never saw a brazilwood tree, never read about the fiery reds it produces and was never taught that the word brazil comes from the Spanish brasa which means glowing embers. It was only when I came to live in England and became interested in natural dyes that I learnt more about this tree. I was very surprised to learn that my country of birth was named after the wood found there, rather than the other way round.
Brazilwood, however, was well-known for centuries, long before Brazil was discovered by Europeans; it was first mentioned as a dye in 1321, sourced from East Indies and India.
Most of brazilwood sold as a dye now comes from Asian trees. The species from Brazil, Caesalpinia echinata, is also known as pernambuco and is sometimes referred to as the music tree because its wood is used for making violin bows.
Logwood
Logwood dye is made from the heartwood of Haematoxylon campecianum, a forest tree from Central America. Haematoxylon literally means blood wood and it refers to the colour of the heartwood, while campecianum refers to the city of Campeche in the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico where this tree was abundant. Logwood was floated down rivers as large logs, hence its name.
Logwood chips produce purples, greys and blacks, the colours depending on the mordants used and the acidity of the dye bath. The dye haematoxylin produced from logwood is still used as histological stain for microscopic slides.
Old Fustic
Old Fustic, or Dyer's Mulberry, is made from the heartwood of Maclura tinctoria, a medium to large tree of the mulberry family originally found in the forests of Brazil and the West Indies. It is a beautiful wood for wood turning and is then known as amarillo, which means yellow in Spanish.
Fustic yields a range of colours from strong dark yellows to an attractive peach colour on silk, cotton and wool and it has good light-fastness. It was used extensively from about 1600 to 1850, as it produces a strong colour at low cost. During the WW1, fustic was one of the dyes used to produce khaki for army uniforms.
Dyeing with Brazilwood, Logwood and Fustic
These three dyes are normally sold as wood chips but are also available as natural dye extracts. I prefer to use brazilwood and logwood as wood chips, as I seem to get a better colour this way. However, I find the fustic extract better than the wood chips.
To obtain strong colours, put 50g of wood chips in a saucepan, cover with boiling water and then leave them overnight. The following day, boil the chips in the water for about an hour. You must remove the wood chips before adding the fibre as they have small barbs that attach themselves to the fibre and would have to be carefully picked off one by one. The best way to remove the chips is to leave the dye bath to cool down for an hour or two and then pour the contents of the saucepan through a sieve, saving the liquid. You can also save the chips by spreading them out to dry, as they can be re-used several times. Add 100g of wool mordanted with alum to the dye bath and simmer for 30 minutes. Take the wool out and add another 50g of wool for paler colours. You might still get some colour on a further 50g of wool.
A pinch of iron mordant changes the final colour; brazilwood becomes darker and purpler, logwood goes greyer and fustic greener. A strong dye bath of logwood and fustic together with a pinch of iron will produce a black with great depth of colour, whilst brazilwood and fustic produce a fantastic orange.
Advantages of Wood Dyes
Brazilwood, logwood and fustic are great dyes for beginners, as they are both easy to use and very economical. If you want vibrant tropical colours that conjure the spirit of Brazil and the Caribbean, then tropical wood dyes are the ones to use.
About the Author
Teresinha Roberts is a Brazilian-born textile artist specialising in natural dyes. She is regularly invited to talk to weavers, spinners & dyers, environmental and other groups. Visit our website at
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