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Preparing the Dyebath 2 quarts ripe pokeberries 1 quart water Tie the 2 quarts of ripe pokeberries in a cheesecloth bag and put this in a pan with 1 quart of water . With a stainless steel or clean wooden spoon press down on the berries ...
Preparing the Dyebath 2 quarts ripe pokeberries 1 quart water Tie the 2 quarts of ripe pokeberries in a cheesecloth bag and put this in a pan with 1 quart of water . With a stainless steel or clean wooden spoon press down on the berries ...
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1/16 teaspoon chrome 1 quart water Mix 1 teaspoon Umbilicaria powder in 1 quart water and stir to make an even dyebath . Place the 2 wet skeins of unmordanted yarn in the dyebath and heat it slowly to the simmering point .
1/16 teaspoon chrome 1 quart water Mix 1 teaspoon Umbilicaria powder in 1 quart water and stir to make an even dyebath . Place the 2 wet skeins of unmordanted yarn in the dyebath and heat it slowly to the simmering point .
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Cutch with Copper Sulfate ( Brown ) 1 cup cutch solution 1 quart water 2 skeins unmordanted wool ( 1/2 ounce each ) Place the 2 wet skeins of unmordanted yarn in 1 quart of water and bring it near the boiling point ( about 190 ° F . ) .
Cutch with Copper Sulfate ( Brown ) 1 cup cutch solution 1 quart water 2 skeins unmordanted wool ( 1/2 ounce each ) Place the 2 wet skeins of unmordanted yarn in 1 quart of water and bring it near the boiling point ( about 190 ° F . ) .
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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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