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The word comes from Latin mordere (“to bite”): the mordant lets the dye “bite” into the textile. Mordanting is usually done before the dye bath. See What is a mordant? above for the full definition.”","path":"/entities/teinture-sauvage-q136720843#company-fact-content-native-digital-agencies-82da85e090096b80-a-95ccf97a8fe7a0dbe809","questionPaths":["/entities/teinture-sauvage-q136720843#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-82da85e090096b80-a-95ccf97a8fe7a0dbe809"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-82da85e090096b80-a-caaee0ba28c661b4898a","label":"What can I use instead of alum?","value":"“Instead of aluminum salts, you can use plants as mordants: symplocos (plant alumina), tannin-rich plants (gallnut, sumac, birch bark…), and oxalic-rich leaves (rhubarb, sorrel, beetroot leaves…). At Teinture Sauvage this is how I mordant wool, silk, linen, and cotton. The comparison table summarizes the three types.”","path":"/entities/teinture-sauvage-q136720843#company-fact-content-native-digital-agencies-82da85e090096b80-a-caaee0ba28c661b4898a","questionPaths":["/entities/teinture-sauvage-q136720843#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-82da85e090096b80-a-caaee0ba28c661b4898a"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-82da85e090096b80-a-321a1a495ca08943f17c","label":"What is symplocos?","value":"“Symplocos (Symplocos spp.) is a plant that stores alumina from the soil in its leaves and bark. Dried symplocos works as an all-purpose plant mordant on wool, silk, and cellulose — a practical alum-free alternative I use every day. I sell symplocos in the shop. See Plants rich in alumina for how it fits into botanical dyeing.”","path":"/entities/teinture-sauvage-q136720843#company-fact-content-native-digital-agencies-82da85e090096b80-a-321a1a495ca08943f17c","questionPaths":["/entities/teinture-sauvage-q136720843#company-answer-content-native-digital-agencies-82da85e090096b80-a-321a1a495ca08943f17c"]},{"id":"content-native-digital-agencies-82da85e090096b80-a-5c5b87c811e815cba9e0","label":"Do plant mordants work on wool and on linen or cotton?","value":"“Yes, but not always the same way. 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