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Cutch waste 25g - temp out of stock Cutch waste gives colour: grey, olive green and turquoise. This dye is extracted from the waste of the first extraction from cutch. Keep the temperature low the get a turquoise colour. 25g £3.00 inc VAT Price: £2.50 Excluding VAT at 20%		Quantity: OUT OF STOCK

Kamala 25g Kamala gives colour: yellows. Kamala is an evergreen shrub (Mallotus philippinensis) which is found all over India, Australia and other parts of the world. 25g £1.50 inc VAT Price: £1.25 Excluding VAT at 20%		Quantity:

Natural Indigo 25g Natural indigo colour: blues. The dye is extracted from the leaves of the indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria) by a natural fermentation method. The dyeing process is almost the same for cotton, wool and silk. The dye needs to be dissolved in a reduced state, then oxidised in order to get the blue colour. 25g £6.00 inc VAT Price: £5.00 Excluding VAT at 20%		Quantity:

Madder 25g Madder gives oranges and pinks in colour. The dye is extracted from the stems and roots of the Indian madder plant (Rubia cardifolia) and in an acid environment gives the orange colours and an alkaline environment gives the pink colours. 25g £6.00 inc VAT Price: £5.00 Excluding VAT at 20%		Quantity:

Red Lac 25g Red lac gives colour: reds and pinks. This dye is extracted from stick lac, the resinous secretions of thousands of tiny scale insects (Kerria lacca) which colonise the host tree. Red lac has been used for centuries as a skin dye in India and for dyeing leather goods in China. 25g £6.00 inc VAT Price: £5.00 Excluding VAT at 20%		Quantity:

Purple Lac 25g Purple lac gives colour: purplish pinks. This lac dye is extracted from the waste of the red lac extraction or lac mud! 25g £1.50 inc VAT Price: £1.25 Excluding VAT at 20%		Quantity:

Pure Tinctoria Starter Kit Mini starter kit containing 25g each madder (orange/pink), myroblan (pale yellow), indigo (blue) and pomegranate (stronger yellow) to give a good range of final colours. Full instructions included. Mordants required. £13.00 inc VAT Price: £10.84 Excluding VAT at 20%		Quantity: