diff --git a/docs/files/recipes/alumcrystalsilk.md b/docs/files/recipes/alumcrystalsilk.md index 2e5a82e0d54969b1e650598912b505e8768b18e7..c16e789fceefa59009866e6294f5b3044a16ab66 100644 --- a/docs/files/recipes/alumcrystalsilk.md +++ b/docs/files/recipes/alumcrystalsilk.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Final form achieved after: 1 day ###Ingredients -* **Alum powder - 125 g** (potassium aluminium sulfate or potash alum), plus some more just in case +* **Alum powder - 125 g** (potassium aluminium sulfate dodecahydrate), plus some more just in case * we will try to reorganize these molecules into crystals. * **Water - 400 ml/gr** * To dissolve the alum powder and reorganize into a crystal diff --git a/docs/files/recipes/mordants_tannins.md b/docs/files/recipes/mordants_tannins.md index 74d3cb80645adb29626a6c512ca0eff5bd9d8fc9..77b5550174b4020056493d43bfa3684e9f27ea49 100644 --- a/docs/files/recipes/mordants_tannins.md +++ b/docs/files/recipes/mordants_tannins.md @@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ variable One of these or a combination (see below): -* **Alum** (*potassium aluminium sulphate*) +* **Alum** (*potassium aluminium sulfate dodecahydrate*) * **Cream of Tartar** *(tartaric acid)* * **Oak galls**, the whole nut, or powder (*galnut extract, gallotannic acid*) * **Soda ash** *(sodium carbonate)* * **Soy milk** (soya milk), unflavoured, unsweetened * **Symplocos** (*symplocos cochinchinensis, horse sugar, sweetleaf*), leaves or powder, a plant-based alum mordant, e.g. from the Bebali Foundation. Use the yellow ones that have fallen off the shrubs naturally. -* **Iron sulphate** powder, or iron liquor +* **Iron sulphate** (*ferrous sulfate*) powder +* **Iron liquor** (*ferrous acetate*) made at home by putting rusty nails or other iron scraps in vinegar for a few weeks. ###Tools @@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ Iron sulphate is the least polluting after alum and is a waste product. It shoul Iron mordant baths may be discarded in municipal waste systems (down the drain), don't dump directly in nature though. **Safety note:** always wear gloves when using this, wear goggles and a mouth mask when measureing iron sulphate powder, and keep away from pets. -You can make your own iron mordant (called iron liquor) by putting some scrap metals - like old nails - in a glass jar and cover it with 2 parts water an one part white vinegar. This won't be as precise because the amount of iron sulphate increases overtime. Just start with adding a little bit to a pot of water and add more until you achieve the color you want. +You can make your own iron mordant (called iron liquor or *ferrous acetate*) by putting some scrap metals - like old nails - in a glass jar and cover it vinegar (or part vinegar, part water) This won't be as precise because the amount of iron sulphate increases overtime. Just start with adding a little bit to a pot of water and add more until you achieve the color you want. Seal with a lid and let it get rusty for 2 weeks. Label it and keep away from pets and kids. diff --git a/docs/files/recipes/oniondye.md b/docs/files/recipes/oniondye.md index a7eaa4e30e5591b8b9466ba376cc66da9b7b382b..ddf05681f5265131f212860ce6c5d48fe8dee2c4 100644 --- a/docs/files/recipes/oniondye.md +++ b/docs/files/recipes/oniondye.md @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Approx. 200 ml 1. **Dyeing with onion dye** - - Optional (not necessary) mordant the fibres with alum for color fastness + - Optional (preferred) mordant the fibres with alum or other mordant for color fastness - Put the wet fibres in the dyebath and simmer for an hour, then leave overnight - Rinse and dry - Optional: modify with PH modifiers