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Place the wet wool in the mordant bath and slowly bring the bath to a simmer over medium heat . This should take from 45 to 60 minutes . To keep the bath from getting hot too soon , either lower the heat or place an asbestos pad between ...
Place the wet wool in the mordant bath and slowly bring the bath to a simmer over medium heat . This should take from 45 to 60 minutes . To keep the bath from getting hot too soon , either lower the heat or place an asbestos pad between ...
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In the dyeing process , bear in mind that too much heat for a prolonged time can alter the intensity of the red or change it to a brownish tone . For this reason , it is preferable to soak the roots or powder in water overnight before ...
In the dyeing process , bear in mind that too much heat for a prolonged time can alter the intensity of the red or change it to a brownish tone . For this reason , it is preferable to soak the roots or powder in water overnight before ...
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Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently for 30 minutes . Remove the skeins and rinse thoroughly . The color is a richer and brighter brown because of the alum mordant . If a deeper shade is desired , the skeins may be left to cool in ...
Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently for 30 minutes . Remove the skeins and rinse thoroughly . The color is a richer and brighter brown because of the alum mordant . If a deeper shade is desired , the skeins may be left to cool in ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
Recipes for Mordanting | 16 |
Preparing Yarn | 22 |
Copyright | |
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1/16 teaspoon iron 1/16 teaspoon tin 1/4 cup water 30 minutes according acid additional 15 minutes Allow the skeins Alum alum-mordanted wool 1/2 bark bath and simmer blue boiling bright bring brown cheesecloth Chrome clear water color cutch dark deeper Dissolve 1/16 teaspoon distribute it evenly dyebath 2 skeins dyebath and simmer dyed skeins gently for 30 green heat indigo leaves lichen madder mordants natural orange overnight Place plant powder Preparing the Dyebath produced purple quart dyebath quart of dye quart of dyebath quart of water quart water recipes Remove the skeins roots simmer for 30 simmer gently skeins alum-mordanted wool skeins and rinse skeins and set skeins of alum-mordanted skeins of unmordanted skeins to cool skeins unmordanted wool soak soapy water stirring to distribute tree turmeric unmordanted wool 1/2 unmordanted yarn vinegar warm water and add wet skeins wool 1/2 ounce yellow
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| Title | Ancient Dyes for Modern Weavers |
| Author | Palmy Weigle |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Watson-Guptill Publications, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2007 |
| ISBN | 0823002233, 9780823002238 |
| Length | 128 pages |
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