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Red Madder is a specia which lives in Europe and India. The roots of some Madder plants contains such amount of red dye that they can be used for dyeing. The 'real' Madder, Rubia Tinctoria have been grown in Holland and France, but not much in Northern Europe. The roots shrink a lot when dryed. When making the colourbath, do not heat the water above the temprature of 70 degrees Celcius. If the bath is hotter, the colour will become orange, as the roots also contains some yellow colour. If you want to be economic, you may ise the roots twice. First, you can dye red, then orange by heating the bath more. In Scandinavia, one can use the roots of the plant 'snelle'/'snerre' (Galium Boreale). This plant also lives in Asia and North America. The roots are so small that gathering them will be a large job, but they are not very difficult to farm. The roots are bettter when stored for a year or so. Cochenillus You get this expensive red dye from the shells of a lice. The same colour is used in modern lipsticks (and when you tell tour friends this, they begin to scream). The lice lives in Mid America (mexico and such). Though the dye seems expensive, it contains a lot of colour. Sources: Dye With Plants / Farv med planter. |
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