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Old 03-11-2012, 03:14 PM   #4
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The most common is acid (vinegar) because of it's ease of availability.

Mordanting in a cast iron pot can produce a bit of iron mordant, as can dying in a copper pot. Back when pennies were made of copper, dyers would through a few pennies in with the fiber to mordant.
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