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Sumac Leaves: Cut, Dried and Ground for Tanning and Dyeing
Sumach, the tanner's sumac, is the leaves, leaf stalks and young shoots of Rhus coriaria, dried and ground. Andrew Ure (1839): it is rich in tannin with a little yellow colour, and tans light-coloured leathers such as morocco.
The picture: Rhus coriaria, "sumac des corroyeurs" (the curriers' sumac), painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté.
Olùbẹ̀rẹ̀
A day's cutting, a week or two drying
Ìlànà
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Cut the young shoots
Cut the young shoots
Cut the leafy young shoots of the sumac in summer with a knife or shears, leaving the old wood to grow again.
Àwọn ohun èlò fún ìgbésẹ̀ yìí:
Sumac àwọn oníṣẹ́ awọ (Rhus coriaria)1 ẹyọÀwọn irinṣẹ́ tí a nílò:
Ọ̀bẹ ìgégé
Ìlàǹkàn ìgé ẹ̀ka ọlọ́wọ́ kan
Òǹwọ̀n ìdọ́gba2
2
Dry in the shade
Dry in the shade
Spread the shoots thin on racks in an airy, shaded place and turn them until the leaves crumble (our choice: shade keeps the colour pale).
Àwọn irinṣẹ́ tí a nílò:
Àká Ìgbẹ3
3
Strip and grind
Strip and grind
Strip the leaves and leaf stalks off the dry shoots, grind them on the quern and sift. Keep the powder dry in sacks.
Àwọn irinṣẹ́ tí a nílò:
Òkúta ọlọ ọwọ́
Ajọ̀
Àpò ọ̀gbọ̀ rẹ́gẹdẹ4
4
Your drying ratio
Your drying ratio
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