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021 Red_sandalwood_powder_1
• Red sandalwood is a large tree native to India and Indonesia.
• Dyestuff is a powder that comes from the heartwood.
Procedure Notes:
• Mix powder with enough rubbing alcohol to make a paste and stir well.
• Can also be put in a nylon stocking to avoid having to strain the dye bath later.
• Let sit in paste from 15/30 minutes – then put into a dye pot of clean water. Bring to a boil and simmer for one hour.
• Remove nylon stocking (or strain solution) – add wet fibre and bring to boil again. Reduce temp and simmer for one hour.
• Use 200% of dyestuff weight to WOF.
Dye Date: November 20 /2005
Source: Louet Sales / Shuttleworks
Quantity Used:
Yarn / Fibre Used: 100% (handspun) breed unspecified.
Supplier: Local Alberta Wool Producer – Raw Fleece – washed, carded and spun by J. Dixon
Proportion of Dyestuff to Fibre: 2:1
Mordants Used: Alum, Iron
Mordant process used: (see Section A)
Water source: City of Calgary tap water
Lightfast: Not tested
Washfast: Moderately high colour lost with first wash - Palmolive DW soap.
Judi’s Notes: I used the process described on the right side of the page. It worked well.
