Jiggery = jaggery in tamil = gur in india... sugar cane molasse, not directly a plant. Used with Iron to mordant and resist areas which will turn black when dipped in madder or indigo for instance.Used in Rajasthan for dyeing saris with complex drawings. I have no experience with it, will check further in my books if I see anything? thanks for sending me on a quest on natural dye again :-)
Neki, try the spelling jaggery and see what you find.
Interesting about the tumeric. Dyed a scrap of silk with it last week. vinegar, tumeric, mason jar, silk, microwave; no accurate technique. Will see how it fares. thelmasmith@hotmail.com
I sprinkled turmeric in all the bundles I did on Tuesday and Wednesday. Can't wait to see the magic it created.
ReplyDeleteJiggery = jaggery in tamil = gur in india... sugar cane molasse, not directly a plant. Used with Iron to mordant and resist areas which will turn black when dipped in madder or indigo for instance.Used in Rajasthan for dyeing saris with complex drawings.
ReplyDeleteI have no experience with it, will check further in my books if I see anything?
thanks for sending me on a quest on natural dye again :-)
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Neki, try the spelling jaggery and see what you find.
ReplyDeleteInteresting about the tumeric. Dyed a scrap of silk with it last week. vinegar, tumeric, mason jar, silk, microwave; no accurate technique. Will see how it fares. thelmasmith@hotmail.com
gosh i wish tumeric was fugitive, too too yellow for me. so far mine lasted a year without a sign of fading.
ReplyDeleteI really have to start dying one of these days, when will you organise a workshop, Neki dear?
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