The secret to a white background in botanical printing.

We do like the effect that ferrous sulfate gives with our tannin-rich leaves: gray and black leaves, often very distinguished with visible veins, but we do not always like the murky background. The alternative to only use an alum-based mordant would only give us yellows and greens. and lack the definition that ferrous sulfate gives us.

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