Aniline Black -- Radcliffe Base (NSW Organic Sport)

A deep violet-black that takes its name from a pioneering synthetic pigment used in printing and dyeing. In the 1860s Mr. J . Lightfoot brought us a blacker black after studying the oxidation of new compound, aniline. Aniline purple had been accidentally created a few decades earlier while student Willam H. Perkins was trying to synthesize quinine - and that accidental discovery set off a giant Victorian wave of mauve everything. In this rich black yarn, you can catch hints of that sweet Victorian violet shade in the right lighting.

Base: Radcliffe (3-ply Sport) 100% Nonsuperwash Organic Merino Wool; 328 yards / 100 grams.

Price listed is per one (1) skein of yarn.