The warm summer sunshine was already in evidence as we arrived at Bucklers Hall Farm for our eagerly awaited dye day. The chairs had already been arranged beneath the trees for protection. Michele, as ever so well organised, had prepared a wet area in the shade of a small barn. She had packaged up a range of silk and cotton samples plus some scarves for those brave souls, who were planning a project as well. For the first time, I encountered home-made mordants: Alum: aluminium foil immersed in a 50/50 mix of water and white vinegar for 3 weeks. Iron: rusty nails in the 50/50 mix of water and white vinegar for a year. Copper: a piece of copper pipe in the 50/50 mix of water and white vinegar for a year. The mordant was then diluted for use. We each had four samples of either silk or cotton or both. |
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