Vegetable Dyes: Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer

of vario

mall sheep, not far removed from the wild

Blackfaced, Limestone) have better wool, especially t

are smaller sheep than the last name

ol (record length, 36".) and fleeces weighing up to 12 lbs. T

Spanish sheep have since been introduced into various countries, such as Saxony, Aust

wools are from different

e Angora goat

from the Th

der wool of the camel,

all shades of fawn, grey and brown in between. The natural colours are

cipal fl

owth, the finest, softe

shearing of sheep that ha

ps succeeding th

g been washed and containing all the impurities. 2. Washed, with some of the greas

e washed out until it is ready for dyeing, as the grease keeps the moth out to a considerable extent. Hand spun wool is generally spun in the oil to faci

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and well water is, as a rule, hard, and should be avoided. In washing, as well as in dyeing, hard water is injurious for wool. It ruins the brilliancy of the colour, and prevents the dyeing of some colours. Temporary hardness can be overcome by boiling the water (20

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lb. soda, and 2 oz. soft soap, (potash soap). Stir well until all is dissolved. Dip the wo

ft soap. The water should never be above 140°F. and all

t great care should be taken not to felt

rincipal methods

t with the mordant and then

has absorbed as much of the colour as possible the mor

processes, in which case each bath can be repl

together. The colour, as a rule, is not so fast and good as with a

again. This method is adopted to ensure an extremely f

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ilk (reeled silk, thrown silk, drawn

lk from cocoons that are damaged in some way so that they cannot be re

strong solution of soap for three or four hours until all the gum is boiled off. If it is a yellow gum, the silk is wrought first in a solution of

or dyeing is the same as for wool, except, in most cases, lower temperatures are used in the mordanting. In some cases, so

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semi-tropical countries. First introduced into Europe by the Saracens, it was manufactured into cloth

ibre differs in length, the long stapled being the most valu

without a mordant, such as Turmeric, Barberry bark, safflower, anna

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m the decomposed stalks of

of the plant. In Ireland and Russia this is usually done in stagnant water, producing a dark coloured flax. In Belgium, Holland, and France, retting is carried out in running water, and the r

ing room for the linen to be put in. Put in the linen and bring to the boil. Boil for 2 hours, keeping it under the water and covered. Stir occasion

opper up with water and put in linen. Boil for 2 hours. Repeat this once a day for 4 days. The