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... simmering point . Simmer gently for 30 minutes . Dissolve 1/16 teaspoon chrome in 1/4 cup water and add this to 1 quart of water in a separate pan from the dyebath . Heat the chrome bath to the simmering point , then add the dyed skeins .
... simmering point . Simmer gently for 30 minutes . Dissolve 1/16 teaspoon chrome in 1/4 cup water and add this to 1 quart of water in a separate pan from the dyebath . Heat the chrome bath to the simmering point , then add the dyed skeins .
Page 68
... simmer gently for 45 minutes . Do not allow the bath to boil vigorously or the excessive heat will dull the color . At the end of the simmering time , remove the cheesecloth bag with the fustic wood and add enough water to the bath to ...
... simmer gently for 45 minutes . Do not allow the bath to boil vigorously or the excessive heat will dull the color . At the end of the simmering time , remove the cheesecloth bag with the fustic wood and add enough water to the bath to ...
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... bath over medium heat until the iron and cutch are completely dissolved , stirring to keep the cutch crystals from sticking to the bottom of the pan . Place the alder - dyed skein in the iron - cutch bath and simmer for 30 minutes ...
... bath over medium heat until the iron and cutch are completely dissolved , stirring to keep the cutch crystals from sticking to the bottom of the pan . Place the alder - dyed skein in the iron - cutch bath and simmer for 30 minutes ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
Recipes for Mordanting | 16 |
Preparing Yarn | 22 |
Copyright | |
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1/16 teaspoon iron 1/16 teaspoon tin 1/2 teaspoon copper 1/4 cup water 30 minutes additional 15 minutes alkanet Allow the skeins Alum alum-mordanted wool 1/2 alum-mordanted yarn annatto baking soda bath and simmer Black Walnut Bloodroot Brazilwood chrome-mordanted wool 1/2 chrome-mordanted yarn cream of tartar cutch Dissolve 1/16 teaspoon distribute it evenly dyebath 2 skeins dyebath and simmer dyed skeins gently for 30 indigo lichen madder mordant Place the wet pokeberries Preparing the Dyebath quart dyebath quart of dye quart of dyebath quart of water quart water Remove the skeins Replace the dyed safflower simmer for 30 simmer gently simmering point skeins alum-mordanted wool skeins and rinse skeins and set skeins chrome-mordanted wool skeins of alum-mordanted skeins of chrome-mordanted skeins of unmordanted skeins to cool skeins unmordanted wool soak soapy water stirring to distribute teaspoon copper sulfate turmeric unmordanted wool 1/2 unmordanted yarn water and add wet skeins wool 1/2 ounce