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• North America
• Dyestuff: Heartwood (woodchips, shavings or extract)
Procedure notes:
• Mordant recommended. Use at least ½ weight of dyestuff to fibre when using woodchips and shavings. Use ¼ weight of dyestuff to fibre when using extract.
• Dye Extract – dissolve in hot water before adding to the dye bath
• Wood chips –soak in water overnight. Simmers wood chips for at least ½ hour to extract more dye colour – strain. Simmer fibres in dye solution for 45 minute or more until desired shade is reached
• Used dyestuff can be simmered again to extract more dye colour for a second bath – will produce paler shades. Wood chips can be dried and reused.
Dye Date: November 20 / 2005
Source: Louet Sales / Shuttleworks
Quantity Used: 4 grams
Yarn / Fibre Used: 100% handspun wool – breed unspecified
Supplier: Local Alberta Wool Producer – raw fleece – washed, carded and spun by J. Dixon
Proportion of Dyestuff to Fibre: 1: 4
Mordants Used: Alum, Iron
Mordant process used: (See Section A)
Water Source: City of Calgary tap water
Lightfast: Not tested
Washfast: moderate colour lost with first wash using Palmolive DW soap
Judi’s Notes: Recipe Used was from Maiwa Natural Dye Sample book. Sawdust was covered with water, and simmered for 30 minutes. Pour off first dye bath and save. Leave sawdust in pot, add water again, and simmer for another 30 minutes. Pour second dye bath into first dye bath. Strain off sawdust. Add wet fibres and simmer for one hour.
