Alum Mordant

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Alum Mordant

$12.50

Alum Mordant

(Potassium aluminum sulfate)

This is my go-to mordant for all fiber types. For mordanting cellulose fibers you will also need soda ash. For cellulose fibers I recommend treating the fibers in a tannin bath before mordanting them. See the resources linked below.

250 grams

Resources:

Natural Dye Series Post 2: Mordanting Cellulose Fabrics

Farm & Folk Quilt Alchemy by Sara Larson Buscaglia

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