Looking for powder extract: Acacia, Mimosa, Black Wattle

[TooManySpoons]

I'm trying to find powdered extracts of tree bark which are high in Tannins for vegetable tanning hides.

From what I've read online, Acacia, Mimosa, Black Wattle are all pretty much the same thing but I can't seem to find anyone who sells it in the UK.

It looks like the only suppliers for this are in the USA - does anyone out there know where I might get it in the UK?

 

[Toddy]

It's used by natural dyers as well as the folks who do organically tanned sheepskins.

Some sellers just have etsy shops.....

TheWildPigmentCo - Etsy UK

Shop Natural Dyes for Sustainable Living by TheWildPigmentCo located in Yelverton, England.

www.etsy.com

 

[Keith_Beef]

I'm trying to find powdered extracts of tree bark which are high in Tannins for vegetable tanning hides.

From what I've read online, Acacia, Mimosa, Black Wattle are all pretty much the same thing but I can't seem to find anyone who sells it in the UK.

It looks like the only suppliers for this are in the USA - does anyone out there know where I might get it in the UK?

Acacia, Mimosa, Black Wattle are used fairly loosely to refer to a whole bunch of species.

It would be better to use the binomen of each species, such as Robinia pseudoacacia (commonly known as black locust but sometimes also as acacia), Acacia mearnsii (commonly known as black wattle, late black wattle or green wattle, and also an important source of tannin in Southern Africa), etc.

 

[TooManySpoons]

Thank you both, with a combination of this info I've found Wingham Wool do an extract which I think will be a good starting place. https://www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk/dye-cutch.html

I'll let you know how it turns out!

 

[Toddy]

Thank you both, with a combination of this info I've found Wingham Wool do an extract which I think will be a good starting place. https://www.winghamwoolwork.co.uk/dye-cutch.html

I'll let you know how it turns out!

Winghamwoolwork are good people they know their stuff.
The other one I did look at was George Weil....but their powder has gum arabic in it. It's used as a sort of paint on dye.