Trei Hansves
Dedh ha Dew
De Meurth,
degves warn ügens mis Hedra.
Tuesday,
30th October
Dillas liwys rüdh ew gerys
da en pub ooj istorek. Rag cansow a vledhednyow
panweyth ha crohen o liwys gen daffar gnasek (natûrel). “Madder” (Rubia tinctorum) lojowen a deylû coffy o
gonedhys en lies teller rag hy gwreydh. (Whei ell gweles an planjow ma en Ragdres Eden
ogas dhe Austol.) An gwreydh ew cloutys, golhys, sehys ha devenys. Ma odhom a
gabuly gwloan nebes gwreydh en dowr (tòbm po yeyn) warbarth gen substans moon,
rag sampel crey po “alum”. Ma’n substans
moon o qweres dhe herlys dhe gansynjy an liw.
Clothes dyed red are popular in every historical age.
For hundreds of years textiles and leathers were dyed with natural materials. Madder
(Rubia tinctorum) a plant of the coffee family was cultivated in many places for its
roots. (You can see these plants in the Eden Project near St Austell.) The
roots are uprooted, washed, dried and chopped. Wool needs to be mixed with some
roots in water (hot or cold) together with a mineral substance, such as chalk
or alum. The mineral substance helps fibres to hold on to the dye.
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