A fruit between two worlds.
In Greek and Roman tradition, the pomegranate was bound to the story of Persephone—Proserpina to the Romans. After eating pomegranate seeds in the Underworld, she was destined to spend part of each year below and part above. The fruit became associated with life, death, rebirth, and the return of the seasons.
The seeds became the myth.
The part left behind becomes the dye.
Pomegranate peel has been used as a textile colorant since ancient times. Historical sources also record pomegranate in dyeing practice, and modern research continues to study the rind as a natural textile dye. The peel is rich in tannins, but it does not dictate one fixed finished shade. Fiber, mordant, concentration, process, and the dyer’s intended direction all influence the result.
One dye. Two expressions.
These two garments were dyed with pomegranate by AGA. The difference between them shows why a natural dye should not be read as one fixed color: the final expression is shaped by material, process, and the dyer’s choices.
The peel becomes the color.
