Properties & Qualities
Application
Sample Making Other
Qualities
2D Colourful Opaque Textured / tactile Other
Colour
White Yellow Other
Sample Information
Date of Creation
February, 2023
Process & Production
Mordant test strips on un-mordanted wool, silk and cotton painted with aluminium potassium sulfate (alum) mordant paste, alum and ferrous sulfate mordant paste combinations (95:5, 90:10, 80:20, 50:50 ratios) and ferrous sulfate mordant paste. Fixed with wheat bran and calcium carbonate. Dyed with Eucalyptus leaves @ 500% WOF (weight of fibre).
Other mordanted fabrics:
Cellulose – Two step mordanted with oak gall powder @12%WOF and alum @ 15% WOF
Protein – Alum @ 15%
Dyed with Eucalyptus leaves @ 500% WOF
Ferrous sulfate post modification @ 2% WOF
Credits
Craft Maker
Chloe Scadding
Library Contributor
Chloe Scadding UWTSD
Photographer
Chloe Scadding