Gamboge - Pigments- Merino, Sari Silk, Mulberry Silk & Llama. 100g

Soft, shiny, with lots of beautiful texture from the Sari Silk. 

First imported inn to Europe by the East India company in 1615 Gamboge was a fixture on the palettes of many artists. Rembrandt, J.M.W. Turner and Sir Joshua Reynolds all favoured the bright vibrant yellow. Artists in Japan, China and India had been using it for centuries, when used as a watercolour the paint produced is so bright and luminous it almost seems fluorescent. Gamboge is the solidified sap of Gardenia trees, primarily harvested in Cambodia. Trees can only be tapped when they are 10 years old, and it can take up to a year for the sap to trickle out, harden and fill the bamboo tube used to tap the tree. Perhaps fortunately for the art supply shop workers who used to have crush the gamboge in the famous Winsor & Newton company Gamboge fell out of favour and was replaced by aureolin, a synthetic that is less prone to fading. Gamboge has the unfortunate side effect of being a powerful purgative. When crushing the resin workers would have to rush to the toilet on an hourly basis!

Colour Description- Bright yellow with streaks of brown and multicoloured sari silk

This range of fibres will use the same fibre composition, and the collection will rotate through different colours and collections over time. Some colours will be restocked, and others may be temporary to allow space for other colours. Even if a colour is restocked the nature of the sari silk means it's unlikely that the next batch will be the same "dye lot". If consistency is going to be vital for your project please bear this in mind.

12.5% Llama,
12.5% Sari Silk,
12.5% Mulberry Silk,
62.5% Merino

100g

Hand wash only. 

All these fibres, with the exception of the recycled sari silk have been professionally dyed to Okeo-Tex 100 certification. Sari silk can sometimes be prone to colour bleeding, caution is advised on the first wash.