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Hassan, design studentGuest
May 1, 2026
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Quick tip: photograph craft against unbleached linen
After photographing a few hundred ceramic pieces, the best background I've found is a piece of unbleached linen with side daylight from a north-facing window. Costs almost nothing and makes the glaze pop without color-casting. If you're shooting on a phone: tap to set focus on the rim, then drag the exposure slider do…
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Fatima Bennani
Apr 28, 2026
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Mordanting wool with alum — ratios that actually work
Spent a year experimenting with alum-to-wool ratios for natural dyeing. Settled on 12% alum + 6% cream of tartar by dry weight of wool. Soak for 1 hour at 80°C, slow cool overnight. The extra cream of tartar makes a noticeable difference in lightfastness — especially with madder and weld.
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