Cutch Natural Dye | Extract Powder | Sold By 100g | NDCUTE100 | Bulk Prc Avlb

This powder is an extract prepared from steeping the wood of the Acacia Catechu tree in hot water until a syrupy liquid immerges. This is dried and then ground into powder It is common to most parts of India, Burma, Indonesia and Peru. India cutch is by far the most beautiful. It is a good source of colorfast browns such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove colours. Cutch extract contains tannin as well as the dye compound catechu and is easily soluble in water. Cutch has excellent light and washfast properties. It requires 20-50% wof to dye a medium depth of shade.     All measures in dyeing are based on the weight of material to be dyed. This is known as the Weight Of Fibre (WOF). WOF gives a convenient way to state how much dyestuff is needed for a given shade, regardless of whether the dyer wants to colour a few yarns or several metres of fabric. The weight of dyestuff is expressed asa percentage of WOF.    For example, to dye a medium-red with madder, we would use 50% WOF. Hence, if we had a pound of cotton (450 g) we would need a half-pound (225 g) of madder.^

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