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Tag: copper

August 4, 2018April 20, 2019

Tannin, Copper, and Weld on Cotton

As I mentioned in my last post, tannin is an important component when dyeing cotton. The same week that I ran my tannin-iron-madder experiment, I also made this lovely color with a tannin-copper-weld sequence:

 

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Categories: dyeing Tags: copper, cotton, tannin, weld

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