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Ramie Top – Sunrise
100% Ramie.
Soft powder blue that leans just slightly towards mauve.
PRODUCT of ITALY

Merino/Silk – Salvia
80% Merino wool (22-micron) / 20% Mulberry silk from Ashford of New Zealand.
Combed top/sliver. A study in blues and greens, with streaks of teal, turquoise, bright blue, avocado, indigo and silvery white.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND

Ramie (Top)
100% Ramie.
Very clean combed top, in pencil-roving width. Staple length is 7 to 8 inches. Ramie comes from the stem (bast) fibre of a tropical plant. Typically it is bleached to an almost pure white. Our supply is very fine and soft. Ramie can be spun by itself or used in blends. It's well-suited for lighter summer wear, from against-the-skin to outerwear. An intriguing fibre for those that can't wear wool. <
Since this is a plant or cellulose fibre dyers must use fibre reactive dyes. Natural dyers can resort to techniques used on cotton, such as alum-tannin premordanting, or Aluminum acetate. We don't know how Ramie responds in an indigo vat.
That being said, when blended with protein fibres, acid dyes will leave the ramie alone during dyeing, which makes for some wonderful streaky or heathered effects, depending on how well the fibres are blended.

Ramie Top – Passion
100% Ramie.
Vibrant red, a bit brighter than the Fire colourway and brighter than the photo shows.
PRODUCT of ITALY from Dyeing House Gallery