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Rated 5 out of 5 — 3 verified reviews
Dating back to the 12th century, pigments from the genus Caesalpinia have been used as a deep red to brown dye. Using a chrome mordant will produce purple shades and alum will produce red shades. Brazilwood dye has been used for textile dyes, inks, paints, varnish tints, and wood stains. This is the tree that gave Brazil its name from the Portuguese.
Our powder (think finely ground sawdust) is produced from the Caesalpinia sappan tree which is abundant in east Asia.
Note - The powder (25-50% WOF) should be simmered for 1-3 hours and then left to cool overnight (or longer) in order to extract the natural pigments.
This dye/additive is not intended for human/animal consumption.
Description
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Alternative Names: Ground Caesalpinia sappan (Eastern Brazilwood)
- Function: Natural Dye
- Form:Powder
- Typical Use Rate: 20 - 100% WOF
- Package Size: 100g
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 3 reviews.
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Brazilwood powder
"The Brazilwood was delivered quickly and looks wonderful. I can’t wait to start a dye pot."
Brilliant Brazilwood Red
"I purchased the (Eastern) Brazilwood powder to use in an online class on natural dyes. My dye project samples included linen fabric, cotton fabric, silk fabric and silk yarn. All were mordanted with alum at 15% and the cellulose fibers had a pre-mordant tannin bath with gallnut at 12%. The brazilwood dyebath was 50% and I love the resulting red shades."
