Plural of crottel; pieces or fragments of lichen used in dyeing processes.
Simple plural form of 'crottel,' a variant spelling of 'crottal,' maintaining the Gaelic origins of the word.
In old textile production, harvesting crottels was meticulous work—craftspeople had to collect tiny lichen fragments from Scottish highlands, dry them perfectly, and then boil them to extract those purple hues!
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