Natural Tussah Silk - 16oz tartaric acid Add mixture to dye pot

Add mixture to dye pot with fiber and enough water to cover the fiber being dyed

This is a blend of tannins mainly composed of quebracho and sumac

When soaking is complete

Finer and cleaner result than a standard 40 gauge triangle

Mordanting: use alum mordant at 15% WOF for protein fibres

Natural Tussah Silk - 16oz tartaric acid Add mixture to dye potNatural Tussah Silk Natural Tussah Silk is a wild silk. Made from wild tussah silk worms who eat juniper leaves and oak. As the silk is produced in the wild and not in a controlled environment the silk tends to be courser and less lustrous than Mulberry silk. Tussah silk is suitable for soap making, paper making, spinning or adding to felt projects. Natural Honey color.