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Black Walnut Leaves GOLD The black walnut tree ( Juglans nigra ) has been used as a source of dye for many centuries . It was especially prized for the black and brown dyes produced from the hulls ( see Recipes 99 - 105 ) .
Black Walnut Leaves GOLD The black walnut tree ( Juglans nigra ) has been used as a source of dye for many centuries . It was especially prized for the black and brown dyes produced from the hulls ( see Recipes 99 - 105 ) .
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Remove the bag with the leaves and add enough water to the bath to make 1 quart of dye . For each ounce of yarn to be dyed according to any of the following recipes , 1 quart of dyebath must be prepared . 82. Black Walnut Leaves on ...
Remove the bag with the leaves and add enough water to the bath to make 1 quart of dye . For each ounce of yarn to be dyed according to any of the following recipes , 1 quart of dyebath must be prepared . 82. Black Walnut Leaves on ...
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The coloring is contained in the leaves , which may be used fresh or dried . The leaves may also be powdered before using . Henna may be purchased from dye supply houses as dried leaves or as a powder . Preparing the Dyebath 1 ounce ...
The coloring is contained in the leaves , which may be used fresh or dried . The leaves may also be powdered before using . Henna may be purchased from dye supply houses as dried leaves or as a powder . Preparing the Dyebath 1 ounce ...
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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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