Ancient Dyes for Modern Weavers |
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... Baking Soda ( Blue - Lavender ) 1 quart dyebath 2 skeins unmordanted wool ( 1/2 ounce each ) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Place the 2 wet skeins of unmordanted yarn in 1 quart of dyebath and simmer for 30 minutes . Remove the skeins and set ...
... Baking Soda ( Blue - Lavender ) 1 quart dyebath 2 skeins unmordanted wool ( 1/2 ounce each ) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Place the 2 wet skeins of unmordanted yarn in 1 quart of dyebath and simmer for 30 minutes . Remove the skeins and set ...
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... heat it slowly to the simmering point . Simmer gently for 30 minutes . Dissolve 1/16 teaspoon chrome in 1/4 cup water and add this to 1 quart of water in a separate pan from the dyebath . Heat the chrome bath to the simmering point ...
... heat it slowly to the simmering point . Simmer gently for 30 minutes . Dissolve 1/16 teaspoon chrome in 1/4 cup water and add this to 1 quart of water in a separate pan from the dyebath . Heat the chrome bath to the simmering point ...
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... simmering point and let it simmer gently for 30 minutes . Remove both skeins and rinse until the water is clear . The yarn will be a golden yellow . 48. Fustic with Alum plus Tin ( Bright Yellow ) 1 quart dyebath 2 skeins alum ...
... simmering point and let it simmer gently for 30 minutes . Remove both skeins and rinse until the water is clear . The yarn will be a golden yellow . 48. Fustic with Alum plus Tin ( Bright Yellow ) 1 quart dyebath 2 skeins alum ...
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