Oak Gall - Whole - 8 ozGallnut or Oak Gall is used to mordant cellulose fibers and fabrics before the alum mordant is used. Alum does not combine as readily with cellulose fibers as it does with protein fibers. Tannin has a great affinity with cellulose fiber and once mordanted with tannin, alum combines well with the tannin fiber complex. Gallnuts from the oak tree are the earliest and richest source for natural tannin. They are produced by insects who deposit their eggs

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warm tan yarn that blends beautifully with any shade in the series

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It sits in the cool mid-tone range — neither vivid blue nor flat grey

Amount: 20-30% WOF

cool dark grey that calls to mind the churning underbelly of a storm cloud moments before the weather turns

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Large-area coverage where both speed and surface quality matter

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