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If you’re new to natural dyeing, be sure to check out our basic how-to here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Think of the red\u00a0grounds in antique Oriental carpets: These are Madder colors on wool. On silk the colors tend to be more coral or orange; on cotton the colors are to the more rosy coral. The true “Turkey Red” which is the bright clear red of antique cotton quilts, was achieved on cotton through a multi step dye process.<\/p>\n

Brick Red with\u00a0alum<\/a>, bright Orange with\u00a0tin<\/a>; Burgundy with\u00a0chrome; off-Black with\u00a0iron<\/a>. Very fast to both washing and light as wells as acids, sweat, baby drool, etc. This is a softer red than\u00a0Cochineal<\/a>,\u00a0Lac<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Brazilwood<\/a>, but is superior in fastness to all other Reds, since it is both light and wash fast.<\/p>\n

“On wool, expect to use 100% by weight for a rich red on an\u00a0alum\u00a0<\/a>mordant. For extra dark red I dye twice, using 100% each time. Lighter shades need much less dye. I especially like the bright clear orange gotten by re-boiling the roots a second and even third time, then dyeing on a\u00a0tin<\/a>\u00a0mordant. Rich tones edging into violet can be had by after-mordants of\u00a0iron<\/a>,\u00a0copper<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0chrome.<\/em>” – Cheryl<\/p>\n

For best reds, when dyeing cotton, Calcium in the form of\u00a0chalk<\/a> or Calcium Carbonate can be added to the dye bath. This binds with the Madder and enriches the color. For wool or silk, add some ammonia (clear, non-sudzing) to your dye bath. until the color of the solution is reddish rather than orangey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Madder is a beautiful, permanent red dye from the roots of a pretty, viney, low growing herb. It has been cultivated in Europe and the Middle East for at least 5,000 years. Similar wild varieties have been used by Native Americans and in the Far East.<\/p>\n

Brick Red with\u00a0alum<\/a>, bright Orange with\u00a0tin<\/a>; Burgundy with\u00a0chrome; off-Black with\u00a0iron<\/a>. Very fast to both washing and light as wells as acids, sweat, baby drool, etc. This is a softer red than\u00a0Cochineal<\/a>,\u00a0Lac<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Brazilwood<\/a>, but is superior in fastness to all other Reds, since it is both light and wash fast.<\/p>\n

This is the finest quality Madder from Turkey, organically raised in limestone alluvial soil watered by the monsoon; harvested at four years. This newly sourced madder is extra strong, extra clean, and nicely chopped.<\/p>\n

This is also perfect for the Natural Fermentation Indigo Vat. See our vat instructions here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See basic instructions for using this dye here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":85,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"class_list":["post-315","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-dyes","product_tag-dye","product_tag-madder","product_tag-natural-dye","product_tag-red"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aurorasilk.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aurorasilk.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aurorasilk.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aurorasilk.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aurorasilk.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aurorasilk.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}