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Silk Noils – Sage
$4.50 – $20.25
100% Cultivated (mulberry/bombyx) silk.
Best describred as khaki or a sort of army green tinged with gold.
PRODUCT of INDIA
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Fine Merino – Lime
100% fine 19-micron Merino wool. Beautiful and clean combed top.
A medium lime green, but not an acid-toned green.
PRODUCT of ITALY, from Dyeing House Gallery.
Pomegranate, Ground Extract
Ground extract from the rinds of pomegranate fruits, Punica granatum.
We list this as a natural dye, but it is sometimes used as a mordant.
Use on protein or cellulose fibres. Yields soft yellows to green-yellows or gold. Substantive but pre-mordanting recommended. Use at 15-20% 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: moderate to good.
Fustic, Shavings
Shavings from Chlorophora tinctoria often called Old Fustic.
Use on protein or cellulose fibres. Requires a premordant. A classic dye that gives bright yellows through to gold or green, depending on the mordant. Use at 30-50% WOF for medium to strong shades.
TO USE: soak in water overnight to several days. Simmer 1 hour in soaking liquid. Cool, strain then simmer premordanted fibre for 30-60 minutes. Temperatures of 155-160°F will give the best yellows.
Light and washfastness: good to excellent with a mordant.
Fine Merino – Laguna
100% fine 19-micron Merino wool. Beautiful and clean combed top.
A bright and clear medium turquoise that leans towards green.
PRODUCT of ITALY, from Dyeing House Gallery.