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Merino/Silk – Saffron
$9.50 – $38.82 $7.13 – $29.12
80% Merino wool (22-micron) / 20% Mulberry silk from Ashford of New Zealand.
Combed top/sliver. A base tone of peachy coral, with streaks of salmon, amber and of course silvery-white silk.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
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Dried sawdust from Pterocarpus santalinus, also called Ratanjali.
Use on protein or cellulose fibres. Pre-mordanting recommended. Lovely bronze, auburn and burnt orange shades result. Use at 75-100% WOF for medium shades.
TO USE: make a thick paste with rubbing alcohol and let sit for one half hour to let the air at it. Add to water and simmer 1 hour. Cool and strain. Enter wetted, premordanted fibre to dye liquor and simmer 1 hour. Exhaust baths will give paler shades.
Light and washfastness: excellent.
Merino/Silk – Skyscape
NEW August 2019. 80% Merino wool (22-micron) / 20% Mulberry silk from Ashford of New Zealand.
Combed top/sliver. Ribbons of soft sky blue and deeper denim, streaked with silvery-white silk. A stunning new colourway.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
$9.50 – $38.82 $7.13 – $29.12
Kamala Powder
Ground dried fruits of Mallotus philippinensis, sometimes called Lotus Tree.
Use on protein fibres. Produces brilliant yellow and orange tones similar to Saffron. Pre-mordanting recommended. Use at 20-30% WOF for medium shades.
TO USE: needs alkaline conditions: dissolve in warm water with Soda Ash at 3% WOG. Add wetted, premordanted fibre and simmer at 160-175°F for 1 hour. Cool, then rinse fibre in water with 1 cup of vinegar to neutralize the pH.
Light & washfastness: very good.
Madder, Ground
Dried roots of Rubia tinctoria, available ground or whole.
Use on protein or cellulose fibres. Pre-mordanting recommended. A classic dye, giving dramatic reds, brick-reds to orange and coral. Use at 50-100% WOF (weight of fibre) for medium shades.
TO USE: simmer in water below 185°F for 30 minutes. Cool overnight, then repeat simmer and strain. Add more water and enter pre-mordanted fibre. Hold below 158°F for one hour. Higher temperatures may produce browns rather than oranges or reds, so try to avoid bringing to a high simmer or boil. Ground madder is much easier to work with than the whole dried roots..
Light and washfastness: excellent.