Logwood + Madder + Tannin blanket

One experiment: charmeuse silk.

Heat water until 80 degrees. Added madder extract disolved in warm water. Then added tannin gallnut dissolved in boiling water. Then added logwood extract disolved in hot water. Blanket was soaked in this hot dye for 30 minutes.

Target silk was scoured and mordanted with alum previously. On the day of ecoprint, the silk was soaked in water first, then soaked in Alum for half hour and rinsed. Then soaked in iron for one minute and rinsed.

Both target and blanket were squeezed well.

Scarf:

Silk charmeuse 19 mm.

Target extra Alum + Iron (one small tsp iron - weak)

Blanket: Thick flannel, logwood extract + madder extract + tannin gallnut

Steamed for 1.5 hours.

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Hellen Colman