Undyed wool (khodrang) خودرنگ

Undyed wool is fleece used in its own colour: ivory, greys, camel, browns and near-black. The Persian word is khodrang (خودرنگ), 'its own colour', which some of our titles render as 'self dye'. Iranica notes that traditional gabbehs take colours from undyed cream, light brown and black wool as well as from natural dyes. Undyed browns never corrode, because no iron mordant is involved.

Also self dye · self dyed · self-coloured · natural colour wool · natural wool colours

See also Camel hair, Corrosion, Natural dye

Last reviewed November 2026