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I don’t really have great knowledge on this topic but my understanding is that it wasn’t just because it was purple, it was that the resulting purple dye was excellent; it was bright, beautiful and never faded. You can dye stuff purple with cabbage but it’s just not a very good dye in those regards
Getting books from the library to read?