Lac dye, the royal red.
Since ancient times a well known and pricy natural colour agent for intense deep red shades. This is the 100% natural extract produced by the Laccifer Lacca, an insect origin in eastern Asia.
Very powerful dye, usable from 1% pink to 7% intense red.
Don’t forget to mordant the wool or silk in order to get fantastic incomparable red shades.
