How To Dye With Brazilwood |
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Brazilwood natural dye gives crimsons, purples and pinks on premordanted yarns.
Difficulty Level:
Average
Time Required:
4-5 hours
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Here's How:
- Use clean, premordanted wool or yarn.
- Measure the Brazilwood chips (100% - 200% WOG) into a small dish.
- Add alcohol to cover, and let stand for 2 hours.
- Put treated Brazilwood into a nylon stocking and add into a heated dyepot for an hour.
- Add the premordanted fibre or yarn into the dyepot and simmer for 1 hour.
- Allow the dyepot to cool.
- Remove the fibre or yarn from the dyepot, rinse and let dry.
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Tips:
You can re-use the Brazilwood chips in a later dyebath, though they will release less colour.Try alum or tin mordants for different shades of colour.Try ammonia or tin afterbaths.
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