This kit contains 8 exotic colors of natural dye extracts, indigo and all the necessary ingredients to make an indigo vat, two nontoxic mordants, one scour, one color changer, a 48-page instruction book, mask, gloves and pH indicator strips. The kit dyes approximately 40 lbs. of fiber to medium shades.
Contents:
- Cochineal Extract- 0.5 oz.
- Wattle Extract – 2.0 oz.
- Pomegranate Extract- 2.0 oz.
- Cutch Extract- 2.0 oz.
- Madder Extract- 1.0 oz.
- Logwood Purple Extract- 1.0 oz.
- Weld Extract- 0.5 oz.
- Indigo- 2.0 oz.
- Aluminum Acetate- 6.0 oz. (Cellulose Mordant)
- Aluminum Potassium Sulfate- 16 oz. (Protein Fiber Mordant)
- Citric Acid- 1.0 oz. (Color Shifter)
- Cream of Tartar – 1.0 oz. (Cochineal Color Shifter)
- Thiourea Dioxide – 2.0 oz. (Reducing Agent for Indigo)
- Calcium Carbonate – 1.0 oz. (Madder Color Shifter)
- Gum Tragacanth – 2 Tbs. (Thickener for painting Dyes)
- Soda Ash- 4.0 oz. (Increases pH)
- Iron- 2.0 oz. (Color Shifter)
- Scour – 2.0 oz. (Cellulose Washing Agent)
- Hide Glue- 1.0 oz. (Protects protein fibers in indigo vat)
- Sodium Hydroxide Lye – 2 Tbs. (Dissolves Indigo Powder)
- pH Strips- 10
- Dust Mask&Gloves
- Instruction Book (48 pages with color illustrations) – “Everything You Need to Know about Dyeing and Painting with Natural Dye Extracts”
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