€60.00
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Our zafus have two layers of material and full of hempstraw, 2 to 3 kgs
Varied vegetable dyes on
Hemp 55% and Cotton 45%
We make zafus with fabric falls
32 circumference and 15 to 18 high
Fabric: “La cantate du chanvre”, France
| Dyeing processes | Mordanting process: Mordanting is a preliminary and almost unavoidable step in most vegetable dyes. It consists in giving a bath of metallic salts to the fabric whose function is to create a bridge between the fibers and the dyes and to fix the color permanently. Sometimes organic acids are added to this bath (cream of tartar, oxalic acid, vinegar, citric acid). Cellulosic fibers need a bath of tannin to bond the metallic salts to the textile. At the workplace, following strict ecological principles, we use only aluminum, iron, and some titanium oxalate without rejecting waste. Both metallic salts and tannin are classified as mordant. Vegetable dyes: The leaves and stems, or the roots are crushed and soaked in water for several hours to several days before being cooked. Depending on the plant used we will reach or not the broth. We will leave the juice separately before making a second extraction with new water. The liquid of these two extractions will be used as a dyeing bath. |
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| Hours of work | Dyes and tailoring: 3-5H |
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