Agar Agar Powder (natural thickener) Embroidery

Embroidery

needlework

producing thousands of yards of fine wool cloth exported each year to the Levantine markets

Weight per skein: 5 g

The off-white wool makes them a wonderful base for natural dyeing

Agar Agar Powder (natural thickener) EmbroideryAlso known as agar, agar agar, kanten (Japanese). DescriptionAgar is a jelly like substance made up of polysaccharides extracted from red algae. Long valued in food preparation and microbiology, it also has a place in the dyers studio as a natural thickener. Agar can be used to prepare print pastes, paints, or controlled applications of natural dyes and mordants. Historical NoteThe use of agar as a gelling agent dates back centuries in East Asia,