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Sumac Leaves: Cut, Dried and Ground for Tanning and Dyeing
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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.
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A day's cutting, a week or two drying

Imiyalelo

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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.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

I-sumac yabashuki bezikhumba (Rhus coriaria)I-sumac yabashuki bezikhumba (Rhus coriaria)1 ucezu

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ummese wokuthenaUmmese wokuthena
Isikelo sokuthena sesandla esisodwaIsikelo sokuthena sesandla esisodwa
Isikali sesilinganisoIsikali sesilinganiso
2

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).

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Ishelufu LokomisaIshelufu Lokomisa
3

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.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Itshe lokugaya lesandlaItshe lokugaya lesandla
IsisefoIsisefo
Isaka le-hessianIsaka le-hessian
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Your drying ratio

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Izinto

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Amathuluzi Adingekayo

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