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... soapy water . Rinse several more times without soap until the water is clear and free of color . The addition of tin will have the effect of brightening the color of the original dye . Iron 1/16 teaspoon ferrous sulfate 1 ounce of wool ...
... soapy water . Rinse several more times without soap until the water is clear and free of color . The addition of tin will have the effect of brightening the color of the original dye . Iron 1/16 teaspoon ferrous sulfate 1 ounce of wool ...
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... soapy water and then in clear water . The yarn will be an orange - red , brighter than the skein from Recipe 1 because tin is a brightening agent . 3. Madder with Chrome ( Garnet ) 1 quart dyebath 2 skeins chrome - mordanted wool ( 1/2 ...
... soapy water and then in clear water . The yarn will be an orange - red , brighter than the skein from Recipe 1 because tin is a brightening agent . 3. Madder with Chrome ( Garnet ) 1 quart dyebath 2 skeins chrome - mordanted wool ( 1/2 ...
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... soapy water and then in clear water . The yarn will be a dark blue - black . 43. Logwood with Tin ( Violet ) 1 quart dyebath 2 skeins unmordanted wool ( 1/2 ounce each ) 1/16 teaspoon tin Place the 2 wet skeins of unmordanted yarn in ...
... soapy water and then in clear water . The yarn will be a dark blue - black . 43. Logwood with Tin ( Violet ) 1 quart dyebath 2 skeins unmordanted wool ( 1/2 ounce each ) 1/16 teaspoon tin Place the 2 wet skeins of unmordanted yarn in ...
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INTRODUCTION | 9 |
Recipes for Mordanting | 16 |
Preparing Yarn | 22 |
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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