Article · West Dean College
Making iron gall ink
- Type
- Article
- Level
- All levels
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2014
About this lesson
Workshop report on making traditional iron gall ink from oak galls, ferrous sulphate and gum arabic, and how it darkens on oxidation.
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