Cutch Natural Dye Extract

$3.83 (25gms Cutch dye extract)

The pack consists of 25 gm of Cutch extract and instructions.

Cutch (Acacia catechu) is an extract made from the wood of this tree that is native to India. The wood is chipped and boiled, the sap dissolves and becomes concentrated as the water evaporates.

When dyeing with cutch extract the dye becomes not only deeper but redder the more it is simmered.

This Cutch natural dye extract was produced in India and has been GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standards) accredited.

The samples in the image are all mordanted with alum and dyed in the same dye bath, they are from left to right:-

Wool, Silk, Wool, Wool and Linen.

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