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Mungeet is a madder variety that grows wild in India. It is Rubia cordifolia, while regular madder used most often in Europe and America is Rubia tinctoria The name is also transliterated Mungeesta, Mungith, moongeet, and others.
The colours are as rich and red as any with the Turkey madder. I find the best reds with a tin mordant. The exhaust colours with either a tin or alum mordant are lovely clear salmons.
The brilliant and clear “Turkey red” cotton we had dyed in India is dyed with this root. On wool the colour can easily be this clear, on silk the colours are more orangey, on cotton it takes a lot of dye and many extra steps to get the clear red, but soft reds are straight forward and easy. As with regular madder, expect to use from 50 to 200% by weight of dyestuff to fibre. Depending on depth of colour desired.
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"This is the best quality madder I have seen in over 10 years. It gives the best, most permanent reds with alum, and clear bright oranges with tin." – Cheryl Kolander, our Master Natural Dyer
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