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I set up an experiment to check how much wool the different extracts dyed, and how soon they became exhausted. I placed 1 gram of dye extract in a coffee jar, dissolved the extract in warm water and then put the jar in a bain marie. I had previously prepared several dozen 10-metre hanks (about 6 grams each) of handspun Bluefaced Leicester wool, mordanted with alum and with cream of tartar. I placed one pre-soaked 10-metre hank in the jar, simmered it gently for 40 minutes, turned the heat off and left the hank in the dye bath overnight. The next morning I removed that hank and added another one. I repeated this process until the final hank came out a pale colour.
Learn more about dyeing with natural dye extracts:
A. Why use natural dye extracts
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B. How to dye with natural dye extracts
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C. Instructions for each extract
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D. Painting & Printing with natural dye extracts
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E. Gum tragacanth for natural dyes extracts
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F. Soy milk for natural dyes extracts
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