Chemicals

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Acetic Acid 30% cannot be posted - for alternative see Citric Acid

9.99 250 ml

Albegal - see Lyogen

Alum - Used as a mordant

12.95 500g

Antichlor  - For neutralizing bleach solutions 

6.95 100g

Caustic Soda (Lye) Used with indigo and naphtol dyes

6.95 500g

Cooking Salt

1.10 kg

Copper Sulphate (Blue vitriol) - mordant for natural dyes

9.99 250g

Citric Acid - use as replacement for Acetic Acid

5.50 150g

Drimafix - liquid one-step fixative for Drimarene K dyes

132.00 20L

39.95
4.5 litre

9.99 litre

Dyefix - improves wash fastness of Solar dyes

129.90 4.5 litre

33.95 litre

9.99 250 ml

Gutta Solvent - (cannot be posted)

7.95 200 ml

Ferrous Sulphate (Copperas) - mordant for natural dyes

6.95 250g

Formosul (Rongalit) sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate - It is the preferred discharge agent for silk and wool which requires steaming. Will not damage delicate silk.

18.95 500g

Lyogen - powerful wetting agent used as additive to silk painting dyes.

8.95 250 ml

Mothproofer 

13.75 200ml

Resist Salt L (Ludigol) - oxidizing agent used in hand painting & steaming recipe with fibre reactive dyes

10.95 500g

7.95 250g

Rock Salt

3.95 kg

2.50 500g

Soda Ash - fibre reactive dyes fixative

40.50 kg

9.25 kg

5.25 500g

Sodium Bisulphate -for devore technique , diazo printing   

9.99 250g

4.95 100g

Sodium Sulphate (Glaubers salt)-Used with Turquoise, green and scarlet Drimarene K dyes to improve colour pick up

40.50 5 kg

9.25 kg

5.25 500g

Sodium Hydrosulphite- for Indigo dyeing and general dye stripping.

21.00 kg

6.95 250g

Sodium Metabisulfite

6.95 100g

Synthrapol - Industrial strength surfactant developed for textile industry for removal of excess dye from fabric. Recommended to be used as a pre-wash and especially after dyeing. Use 1 teaspoon (1 gram) per litre of water.

26.90 litre

14.95 500ml

8.95 250ml

Tin (Stannous chloride) - mordant for natural dyes

17.9550g

9.99 50g

T. R. O. - Turkey Red Oil. Sulphonated Castor Oil used as a buffer and wetting agent for Naphtol dyes

80.20 4.5L

23.95 litre

13.95 500 ml

T.U.D. - Thiourea dioxide, for discharge printing on cellulosic fibres - click for information on useage

14.95 500g

Urea

40.50 5 kg

9.25 kg

5.25 500g

White Spirit - (cannot be posted)

8.25 20ml

Chemicals common names

Reduction / Bleaching agents

FORMOSUL - Rongalit C (Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate) for discharge printing on silk

18.95 500g

SODIUM HYDROSULPHITE for Indigo dyeing

21.10 1 kg

6.95 250g

T.U.D. - Thiourea dioxide, for discharge printing on cellulosic fibres - |click for information on useage

14.95 500g

Z.F.S. (Zinc Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate) stripping & colour discharge

35.00 1kg

22.00 500g

15.00 250g

DEVORE PASTE for silk/velvet rayon

79.95 litre

26.95 250ml

 

 

Waxes and resists

Cold Wax - liquid, hardens within minutes

4 litre 35.95

1 litre 9.99

Javanese Batik Cracking Wax (Lilin batik Tembokan)

5 kg & over 17.95 kg

1 - 4 kg 19.95kg

Javanese Batik Non Cracking Wax (Lilin Klowong tulis) - Exclusive Indonesian recipe. Unsurpassed for for fine lines & coverage of large areas without cracking

5 kg & over 21.95 kg

1 - 4 kg 24.95 kg

Javanese Batik Stamp (Cap)Wax (Lilin Klowong Cap), - Exclusive Indonesian recipe for stamp (cap) printing extremely sticky

5 kg & over 25.95 kg

1 - 4 kg 27.95 kg

Beeswax - natural unrefined

5 kg & over 17.95 kg

1 - 4 kg 20.95 kg

Paraffin

25 kg bag 136.25

5 kg & over 5.95 kg

1 - 4 kg 6.50 kg

Microwax

27 kg bag 194.40

5 kg & over 12.00 kg

1 - 4 kg 13.50 kg

Dammar Gum

5 kg & over 11.69 kg

1 - 4 kg 12.99 kg

Pine Rosin

5 kg & over 11.689kg

1 - 4 kg 12.99kg

Dextrin TW (non cracking resist)

5 kg & over 4.95 kg

1 - 4 kg 5.50 kg

Potato Dextrin (slight hairline cracking)

25kg bag 216.70

10.50 500g

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Printing thickeners

Manutex RS 230 (sodium alginate)

53.95 kg

15.95 250g

7.95 100g

DR-33 easy to dissolve, lump-free formula. Very tolerant to acid & alkali

49.95 kg

13.95 250g

6.95 100g

Dissolving recipes:

Manutex RS; Paste 10-25g (depending on desired consistancy) with methylated spirits in a screw top jar. Add 1 litre cold water, close lid and shake well. Leave to settle overnight.


DR-33; Paste 10-25g (depending on desired consistancy) with methylated spirits in a screw top jar. Add 1 litre of cold water and 1 teaspoon of Acetic Acid or 2 teaspoons white vinegar, close lid and shake well. Leave for 1 hour before using.


Best way to make a thickened dye solution is to first dissolve dye in water, then use this solution to make the thickener paste.