Oak Gall - 8 oz Ramie Chestnut Extract - Chestnut trees

Chestnut Extract - Chestnut trees grow in many parts of the world and contain a great source of tannin

Creating natural-looking fur and hair texture

Powerful and intense

This listing is for bleached flax which has been turned white in color

and a multitude of yellows and browns

Oak Gall - 8 oz Ramie Chestnut Extract - Chestnut treesGallnut 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