Event: The Big Science Project- The Chemistry of Dyeing Wool

Wool has been dyed for thousands of years, using natural products such as plants, trees, and lichens. But what is behind the chemistry of dyeing wool? What is happening at the microscopic level? 

Visitors will be able to have a go at dyeing their own wool samples using red cabbage juice, and in the process, learn about pH and mordants in the chemical process. Visitors will also be able to use a modelling kit to build a molecule of wool. Visitors can also look down the microscope and analyse what wool looks like in fine detail.

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