Eastern Brazilwood Natural Dye | Finely Ground Wood Chips | Sold By 100g | NDEB100 | Bulk Prc Avlb

Eastern Brazilwood - also known as Sappan wood, is found in the heartwood of trees belonging to the species Caesalpinia Sappan. Two well known sources are Pernambuco from Brazilian coast and Sappanwood found throughout East Asia. This wood is high in tannin and the colourant Brazilian. Brazilwood (Sappan) will produce lovely warm reds when dyed at a 20% wof and deep crimson reds when dyed at 50-100%. The dyebath can be reused many times for progressively lighter colours. The wood chips can be dried for future use. Startling variations can be achieved by altering the pH of the dyebath - from bright orange to blue reds. Fabrics dyed with brazilwood are fast to washing but somewhat fugitive to light.    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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