Ancient Dyes for Modern Weavers |
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... leaves are used both as a dye and as a type of medicinal tea . - Leaves should be gathered in the late spring when they are fully developed . They can be used immediately or air - dried for future use . For every ounce of yarn to be ...
... leaves are used both as a dye and as a type of medicinal tea . - Leaves should be gathered in the late spring when they are fully developed . They can be used immediately or air - dried for future use . For every ounce of yarn to be ...
Page 91
... 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 Unmordanted Yarn ( Yellow ...
... 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 Unmordanted Yarn ( Yellow ...
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... 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 henna leaves 1 quart water Break 1 ...
... 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 henna leaves 1 quart water Break 1 ...
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