Dried Organic Oak Bark ~ Dye Colour Golden Beige and Browns
*Organic Oak Bark is cultivated in Poland, European production
**Oak Bark is used for plant dyeing Wool and Silk. You can use them as a dye without any need to fix the colour due to the tannin content or you could throw in a few oak galls to bring up the tannin content.
*** Oak bark tends to go darker with a higher PH (8) and lighter beige colours with a lower PH (5)
Colourfastness: Good
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Basic recipe:
50% - 100% of Oak Bark
Wool (Mordant not necessary)
Soak the bark overnight
Simmer for 2 hours
Strain through cloth.
Add wool to the dye bath simmer for one hour.
Let it cool and leave in dye bath overnight.
Rinse and dry.
