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... soak the bag in 2 quarts of water for about 12 hours ( or overnight ) . After the roots have soaked , heat them for an hour in the same water over low or medium heat , and gradually bring the bath to the boiling point . Let the dyebath ...
... soak the bag in 2 quarts of water for about 12 hours ( or overnight ) . After the roots have soaked , heat them for an hour in the same water over low or medium heat , and gradually bring the bath to the boiling point . Let the dyebath ...
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... soaking overnight or for several days , the amount of color obtained will be much greater if the chips are allowed to soak a full week . After soaking , bring the chips and water to a boil and let them boil vigorously for an hour . If ...
... soaking overnight or for several days , the amount of color obtained will be much greater if the chips are allowed to soak a full week . After soaking , bring the chips and water to a boil and let them boil vigorously for an hour . If ...
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... Soak the hulls for at least 24 hours ( it is preferable to soak them for several days or a week to shorten the boiling time ) . After soaking , boil the hulls and water vigorously in the covered pan . If the hulls have soaked for a week ...
... Soak the hulls for at least 24 hours ( it is preferable to soak them for several days or a week to shorten the boiling time ) . After soaking , boil the hulls and water vigorously in the covered pan . If the hulls have soaked for a week ...
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