{"id":443,"date":"2023-08-24T07:48:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T07:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-208810-3706439.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=443"},"modified":"2024-03-20T10:02:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T10:02:20","slug":"colours-of-maps-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sohamdave.blog\/colours-of-maps-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Shades of MAPS – Red"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the heart of our artistic exploration lies the MAPS collection with four colours in its palette – red, yellow, indigo and green celebrating the beauty of journeys, roads, and directions.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The radiant red in this collection is obtained from Madder or Manjistha extracted from the plant’s root, akin to turmeric, the process involves cleaning, sun-drying, and boiling the root in water for dye extraction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This dye is predominantly employed for coloring cotton, silk, and wool fibers. The active coloring agent within madder is referred to as “Alizarin.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This method not only imparts captivating shades but also unveils the alchemical dance between natural elements and human craft, a perfect fusion of tradition and innovation in the realm of textile dyeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n