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Pulled Sari Silk – Melon
$4.00 – $18.00
100% Silk fibre
Clear medium-soft cantaloupe orange, almost the colour of orange sherbet. Fibre staple length is 1 to 1.5 inches.
Use for blending/carding, spinning, felting, paper-making and other crafting projects.
PRODUCT of INDIA
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Marigold, Dried Flowers
Ground, dried flower heads from common Marigolds, Tagetes spp.
Used on protein or cellulose fibres, giving yellow, orange or green-yellow depending on mordant. Use at 20-30% WOF for medium shades. Makes a good base for producing greens with an overdip of Indigo.
TO USE: soak in warm water overnight. Simmer in liquid 30-60 minutes at 155-160°F. Cool, strain, add more water if necessary then simmer premordanted fibre for 30-60 minutes at 155-160°F.
Light and washfastness: moderate to good with a mordant.