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... blue powder that is insoluble in water . In Elements of the Art of Dyeing by Bertollet , published in 1824 , there is a fine description of the method used to precipitate the blue dye powder . The plants are harvested when they reach ...
... blue powder that is insoluble in water . In Elements of the Art of Dyeing by Bertollet , published in 1824 , there is a fine description of the method used to precipitate the blue dye powder . The plants are harvested when they reach ...
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... blue solid matter that remains is placed in boxes and allowed to dry before being cut into squares or powdered . Bronson , in 1817 , noted that Bengal indigo ( which he considered the best ) was available for sale in pieces two inches ...
... blue solid matter that remains is placed in boxes and allowed to dry before being cut into squares or powdered . Bronson , in 1817 , noted that Bengal indigo ( which he considered the best ) was available for sale in pieces two inches ...
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... blue when exposed to the air . In 15 or 20 minutes the skeins should be completely blue . Allow one skein to dry completely and then rinse it thoroughly until the water is clear . To achieve a deeper color on the other skein , dip it in ...
... blue when exposed to the air . In 15 or 20 minutes the skeins should be completely blue . Allow one skein to dry completely and then rinse it thoroughly until the water is clear . To achieve a deeper color on the other skein , dip it in ...
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