Difference between revisions of "Maple bark"
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| − | Bark from Norway maple trees (''Acer platanoides'') and silver maple (''Acer saccharinum''). Red maple ( | + | Bark from Norway maple trees (''Acer platanoides'') and silver maple (''Acer saccharinum''). Red maple (''Acer rubrum'') bark gives a pale gray ([[cotton|cotton]]) to rose-tan ([[wool|wool]]) color using an alum [[mordant|mordant]]. Changing mordants to copper sulfate produces a dark gray while chrome produces and beige color. Silver maple bark gives a tan color with [[alum|alum]] and a black with [[copper|copper]]. The drab colors from the maple bark dyes have good color fastness. |
[[File:maple 3up2.jpg|thumb|Maple dyed fabric]] | [[File:maple 3up2.jpg|thumb|Maple dyed fabric]] | ||
Revision as of 08:14, 13 April 2020
Description
Bark from Norway maple trees (Acer platanoides) and silver maple (Acer saccharinum). Red maple (Acer rubrum) bark gives a pale gray (Cotton) to rose-tan (Wool) color using an alum Mordant. Changing mordants to copper sulfate produces a dark gray while chrome produces and beige color. Silver maple bark gives a tan color with Alum and a black with Copper. The drab colors from the maple bark dyes have good color fastness.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Norway maple trees (Acer platanoides); silver maple (Acer saccharinum); écorce d'érable (Fr.);
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- R.J. Adrosko, Natural Dyes in the United States, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968
- John and Margaret Cannon, Dye Plants and Dyeing, Herbert Press, London, 1994
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998