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Madder root powder — 50 g, 100 g and 250 g
Madder root · 50 g · 100 g · 250 g

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Four products that cover the widest range of results for a first project.

Madder root powder

Color

brick red to terracotta

Fiber

wool, silk, cotton

Mordant

alum

$14.99 – $54.99

Indigo blue powder

Color

sky blue to navy

Fiber

all natural fibers

Mordant

none, vat dye

$16.99 – $59.99

Chlorophyll powder

Color

sage to deep forest

Fiber

cotton, silk, wool

Use

textile and soap

$12.99 – $42.99

Alum · potassium aluminum sulfate

Use

fixes dye to fiber

Ratio

15% of fiber weight

Works on

all natural fibers

$5.99 – $14.99

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