Dokkoppi Japanese dye

Description

Dokkopi (Sawtooth oak bark and acorn caps) Quercus acutissima

Dokkopi is a tannin-rich dye made from sawtooth oak bark and acorn caps. This oak tree is closely related to the Turkey oak and is sometimes called the Japanese Silkworm Oak as it is the host plant for the Japanese oak silkworm. Like many tannin dyes, dokkoppi is a warm brown when dyed alone but will also make a rich dark shade when it is dyed with iron. 

Dokkopi may be used until no color is left to extract from them, or they are a soft neutral color for bundle dyeing.  Multiple extractions will yield lighter dye baths.  The residue may be composted after use.

Sold in 50 gram reuseable plastic jars.