Madder root

I dissolved the madder root powder in a little of hot water, added to a pot of water. Separate the dye bath in two pots, and add citric acid and calcium carbonate (cc) in one.

Heat it and added the wet fabric. Cotton was previously mordanted with acetate and calcium carbonate.

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Madder root on cotton:

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Madder root on silk (chiffon, habotai and raw):

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Madder root plus citric acid and CC:

Madder root on cotton and silk:

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Hellen Colman