{"title":"Heavy Metal Tea Towels","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlack and grays are hard to achieve in the world of natural dyes. \u003c\/span\u003eHeavy metals such as iron (furious sulfate), are used during the process to shift the color of the dye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eCutch created a warm chocolate. Logwood created a cool lavender. Pomegranate a dark grey green and Marigold an earthy wheat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003eYou will notice the textured nature of the towels. This is where the raw dye material and\/or iron had settled at one point during the bath creating the unique patterns for each one.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pomegranate-iron-tea-towel","title":"POMEGRANATE + IRON  Tea Towel","description":"\u003cp\u003e28” x 28” 100% Cotton Towel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe towels are dyed using natural raw materials. Some of the dyestuffs will remain on the towel after curing. All towels have been pretreated to ensure colorfastness and longevity with proper care. Below is a description of the dye\/s used.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePOMEGRANATE\u003c\/strong\u003e  From the rinds of the pomegranate fruit (Punica granatum), this dyestuff is high in tannin. The whole fresh fruit can be used as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 500;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 500;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIRON  \u003c\/b\u003eFerrous sulfate is used as a color changer. It \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eshifts a color to a deeper, darker shade. For the pomegranate, this yielded a complex gray-green.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 500;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 500;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIron is added to the bath. Small bits of iron can rest on the fabric during the process creating speckles of a darker shade. Making each towel unique and different from the others. No two towels are a like.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"West of Here Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44151645634724,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0435\/0240\/3748\/products\/FoldedPomegranteIron.jpg?v=1674235288"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0435\/0240\/3748\/collections\/Black_Towels.jpg?v=1675118890","url":"https:\/\/westofherestudio.com\/collections\/heavy-metal-tea-towels.oembed","provider":"West of Here Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}