Medieval Dyes by Smith Jodi
Author:Smith, Jodi [Smith, Jodi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Crafts
Publisher: Spinning Madly
Published: 2003-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
wool & silk cotton & linen
no mordant: orangish yellow orange
alum: bright yellow orange brownish orange
TURMERIC
Curcuma longa
Indian saffron
Pigment: Curcumin
Turmeric
Plant:
A perennial herb with a large rootlike rhizome, native to south and east Asia. The rhizome "root" is used both for the dye and for the spice.
History:
Turmeric was used as a dye from the earliest times in India and China It was exported from Asia to ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The Mesopotamians used sodium carbonate (washing soda) with their turmeric dye.
Turmeric was still used in Europe as a dye in the 15th century.
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