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Cotton Top – Rust
$6.00 – $24.52
100% Cotton.
On cotton this colourway seems to be illuminated from within. A glowing rusty orange-brown or brick shade.
PRODUCT of ITALY
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Ground resin extract from Acacia catechu, sometimes called Catechu.
Use on protein or cellulose fibres. A source of lovely rich browns and rusts. Substantive but pre-mordanting recommended. Use at 20-50% WOF for medium shades.
TO USE: soak 24 hours in water to dissolve, stirring occasionally. Place extract and fibre in dyepot and add more water if necessary. Bring to a high simmer for 1 hour. Let fibre cool in dye liquor for at least one more hour or overnight.
Light and washfastness: excellent
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NEW August 2019. 80% Merino wool (22-micron) / 20% Mulberry silk from Ashford of New Zealand.
Combed top/sliver. Ribbons of rich avocado green, dark olive and rust, with streaks of silvery white silk.
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Flax Top – Rust
100% Flax (linen) fibre.
Rich and glowing rusty orange-brown.
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Hemp Top – Cinnamon
100% Hemp fibre.
Brighter than Rust, and more of a brassy orangy-brown, like a cinnamon stick.
PRODUCT of ITALY