Mordant your wool or silk natural fibers with alum for a more vibrant, and long-lasting color.
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Tools and Materials:
- Pot of water
- Stirring spoon
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- Protein (animal) fibers
- Measuring spoons
- Bowls
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- Ziplock bags
- Thermometer
- Small jar of water
- Small jar
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Chapters:
00:00 Tools and materials
00:22 Protein fibers - animal fibers
00:40 Scouring fibers
00:58 What is a mordant?
01:23 Weight of Fiber
02:18 Calculating mordant amounts
04:11 Wetting mordant
04:53 Making a mordant bath
06:16 Soaking fibers in mordant
06:44 Storing mordanted fibers
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