Which constraint limited Byzantine silk dyeing capabilities, affecting product exports?

💡 Explanation

Alum, a mordant crucial for fixing dyes onto silk fibers, was regionally scarce; without enough Aluminium Potassium Sulfate in solution the fugitive dye mechanism caused colors to fade. Therefore import was required, rather than dyes staying reliably fixed.

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