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Mordants for Natural Dyes

Stock# Product Details Quantity Dharma Price
#AL1
  Alum - 1 lb. (about 1 3/4 cups)
$3.49
#AL5
  Alum - 5 lbs. (about 9 cups)
$10.95
#AL25
  Alum - 25 lbs. (about 45 cups)
$49.00
#MCT
  Cream of Tartar Mordant - 8 Oz.
$8.55
#MTP
  Tara Powder Mordant - 4 Oz.
Back ordered by manufacture no ETA at this time
$3.29
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Product Description
Mordants are used to prepare fabric for natural dyes so that they will "stick" to it. The colors you get with natural dyes vary depending on what mordant you use and also what fiber you are dyeing. You can often get a large range from each natural dye color by varying the mordants and how you use them. It is a complex subject and we highly recommend the book below as an introduction. Dharma has chosen to only carry the mordants that are the safest to use. You will read about others, but they can be somewhat to very toxic if not handled properly and we did not feel comfortable carrying them. The Cream of Tarter is an assistant often used along with mordants. Tara powder is from a root. Alum is the least toxic of the metallic salt Mordants.
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9/3/2009
I haven't used this yet. The weather hasn't cooperated this summer, but maybe this weekend I'll dye.
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10/28/2011
worked well
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9/23/2011
disolved easily in warm water
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9/8/2011
love the fact i can get large bags of this
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10/28/2011
Worked well. Strange black crumbs in the bottom of the mordanting pot.
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8/27/2011
really, what can you say about a product whose results are unquantifiable?
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