Clear Christmas reds to garnet deep red with alum; pink with tin.
Not very fast to light, but fine for clothes, wall hangings and needlework (don't use for window curtains). The chips need to be soaked overnight, and the water drained before the first extraction takes place. The extract is recommended by Cheryl, as it is very strong and the colours are equal to the wood, which needs a lot of boiling to extract.
1 lb
(While I normally do not recomment extracts, this particular one gives as good colours as the raw dyestuff, and is much easier to use - Cheryl Kolander, Master Natural Dyer who IS Aurora Silk)
1 oz
4 oz
1 lb = wholesale
1 kilo = wholesale
Extract is pure 100% water soluble red. It is made from the very abundant Palo de Brazil variety of tree, not the rare and near extinct Quebracho, Pernambuco or Brazilian Brazilwood.
Exact tone can be modified by adding a little ammonia or soda ash or chalk to the dye bath. For best red, the dyebath should look red, neither orange nor purple. Surface design efects can be had by brushing on either vinegar, for orange, or ammonia, for purple.
Alum is the preferred mordant, and an after-mordant of iron (ferrous sulphate or scrap iron dissolved in vinegar) can be used to deepen the colour and make it more fast to washing.
Chips need to SOAK overnight before extracting. They are not very strong, expect to use about equal by weight of dye to fibre.
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