Links to Paula Burch

Type in the following

Www.pburch.net/dyeing.shtml

The home page will come up on your screen. In the top line, there is a wee search box. Type in the word " benzene" and ask it to search. It is the wrong chemical but it gets you to the right place. The very first entry is entitled" What do you have to say about the presence of benzene in fibre..." That is the question I sent Dr Burch and her reply follows.

I am rather comforted by her reply and I feel it is important for fabric dyers to read and to understand. Dr. Burch's website is very very interesting! Enjoy.

Workplace safety

I am going to attach either a link or the actual message which was kindly sent to me earlier this week from Dr Paula Burch whose area of expertise is the chemical composition of dyestuffs. I have been VERY concerned for a LONG time about the inclusion of a chemical called benzedine in dyes we use so I emailed her with a question about it. She kindly replied with a long note to answer my question . I would urge you ALL to read the email she sent me and to be very careful using dyes in your work. Apparently they are much safer now than they were years ago when I did a lot of batik, but you still need to be very careful when using them. As soon as I figure out how to connect you to the link, I shall do so. Watch this space and read what Dr Burch wrote to me. I thank her profusely for getting back to me on this very important issue.

Happy, and SAFE dyeing!