Woad
Item
Identifier
2025.043
Title
Woad
Type
Material
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Description
Woad is often used in combination with indigo, to improve the color. The leaves of the woad plant contain the same dye as Indian Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria), although in a weaker concentration. This makes coloring with woad a much more subtle and delicate art. Woad was used to dye the uniforms of Napoleon's army. It takes 1,000kg of woad leaves to produces 2kg of woad powder.
Subject
dye materials; dye; dyes; dyeing; blue
Source
Purchased from The Woolery
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