Recipes

Recipies

Phase One

The goal of phase one is to achieve five natural colours, which can be used either on their own, or through the help of the Colour Immersion Apparatus to answer the questionnaire.

If you are new to biochromes, then I invite you to take a look at week four of fabricademy to understand the basics.

The colours which I will be working on for this phase are

red yellow blue green brown

For the following experiment, the fabrics have been scoured, tannin and mordanted in the exact same way. I have used a lightweight cotton fabric, which have been cut to 30cm x 40cm, and each weigh 16g. It is also important to note that I have useed dyes at 200% WOF.

All fabrics have been scoured using soda ash and a drop of scour soap. While rinsing the fabrics after scouring, before submerging in the tannin bath, I have used a dash of vinegar in the water. Soda ash is highly alkaline and if there is even the slightest alkaline residue left on the fabric, it will mix with the tannin and turn slightly green. Using a a small amount of vinegar with water to rinse the fabrics avoids the formation of greenish hues.

Samples	Fibre	Tannin	Mordant	Dye
	cotton	gallnut 2.5 gr	aluminium acetate 1 gr	madder roots 32 gr
	cotton	gallnut 2.5 gr	aluminium acetate 1 gr	pomegranate skins 32 gr
	cotton	gallnut 2.5 gr	none	indigo
	cotton	gallnut 2.5 gr	aluminium acetate 1 gr	pomegranate skins & indigo
	cotton	gallnut 2.5 gr	aluminium acetate 1 gr	walnut hulls 32 gr