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IN THE TEXTILE DESIGN WORLD, WHAT IS ‘MADDER’?
A: AN ANGRY DESIGNER
B: A TYPE OF FABRIC
C: A REPEATING DIAMOND PATTERN
D: A DYE OR PIGMENT
Answer: D: DYE OR PIGMENT.
Madder is the name of a brown-red dye or pigment obtained from the roots of the Rubia tinctorum species of plant. It is also known as ‘Turkey Red’.
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