Mordancing Kit for Animal Fibers - Dahlia Milon

Dahlia Milon Textile is an artisanal textile maker specializing in vegetable dyeing as well as a gardener who grows dye plants. In the preparation of her dyes, they mainly use plants from their dye plant garden as well as from the harvest of wild plants from Kamouraska area where their studio is located.

In order to have a rich color, which lasts through washing and lightfast , it is important to mordant your project before dyeing. Dahlia put together this kit with the aim of making this crucial step easier to learn.

This kit contains everything you need to wash and mordant 1kg of animal fibers, such as different types of wool (sheep, llama, etc) as well as silk.
Your project to be in the form of fabric, yarn or fleece.

The kit contains:

• A booklet and explanation (FR)
• A video demonstrating the steps to follow (FR)
• 150g of alum
• 20ml of neutral pH soap