Mordants??

Are you a dyer?  Either Chemical or Natural dyer?  There was a great blog post about using mordants in the dye baths recently and I thought this answered many a question about how these chemical mordants assist in dyeing.

For years, I used chrome in my natural dyeing baths--it gave such sharp colors

to some plants--it was only necessary to use a very small amount.

But, after much research, I safely discarded my chrome products.

Iron--well, why not use an old iron pot or skillet while dyeing?  That's what

I use now--no need to have the mordant on hand

Copper--I used a old copper pipe--

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