Myrobalan, Ground

Name: Myrobalan, Ground
SKU: 8043
Availability: InStock

$3.30 – $25.50

Ground nuts of a tropical tree, Terminalia chebula.

Use on protein or cellulose fibres. Considered both a mordant and a dye, because of the high tannin content. Yields a light butter-yellow to beige or mushroom. Substantive, no mordant needed. Use at 15-20% WOF as a mordant on cellulose fibres. As a dye, use at 20-30% WOF for medium shades.

TO USE:soak 24 hrs in water to dissolve. Add more water if necessary and enter fibre. Bring to a high simmer for 1 hour. Let fibre cool overnight.

Light and washfastness: good.

SKU: N/A Categories: Mordants and Additives, Natural Dyes Tags: beige, butter yellow, mushroom, natural dyes

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