Recipe: Mordanting Animal fibers
(such as wool or silk)
Preparation: The fabric should be washed as hot as possible. I.e. wool and silk with wool detergent at approx. 30°C.
Processing
Ingredients
ca. 100 g | Textile fiber |
30 g | Potash Alum (#64100) |
4-5 l | Water |
Pot | |
Thermometer |
Note
Depending on the fabric itself (i. e. wool, cotton, silk), the exposure method, time and intensity, the dyes unfold many different shades.