COCHINE

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t was in general use in Europe. The reds of the Gothic tapestries were dyed with it, and are very permanent, much more so than the reds of later tapestries, which were dyed with cochineal. Bancroft says "The Kermes red or scarlet, though less vivid, is mo

insect, Coccus ilicis, found principally on the ile

ith a good dose of acid a full scarlet, which is the scarlet of the Middle Ages, and was used till about the year 1656, when a Dutch che

l. It has a pleasant aromatic smell whic

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nsect (Coccus Cacti) found i

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ith 3 oz. to 6 oz. cochineal. With alum mordant (25%) a crimson colour is got. W

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per cent Cream of Tartar, boiling 1 hour. Dye wi

e boil. To obtain a yellow shade of scarlet, a small quantity of

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acid, 4 oz. cochineal. Enter silk and boil for 1 hour. Wit

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Dye in separate bath, after well washing, with 8 to 15 per cent cochineal. Boi

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2 oz. Madder, 2-1/2 ozs. Cochineal,

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neal, which has been boiled for 10 minutes before entering wool. A tables

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es. It is used also in combination with other dyes to produce compound colours. The gradual raising of the temperature of the dye bath is essential in order to develop the full colouring powe

it easily rubs off and the fol

be quite clean. Rusty

be thoroughly washed so as to ge

o the pound of wool, hel

epid dye bath and raised to boiling in 1

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or 4 days. Wash very thoroughly. Then dye with 5 to 8 ozs. madder according to depth of colour required, and a handful o

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der to lb. wool and a very small quantity of lo

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. to 4 ozs. Madder according to depth of colour required. For y

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well and dye with 5 to 8 ozs. madder, bring

ome mordant in varying proportions such as 28 per cent Madder, 12 per cent Fustic, 1 per cent L

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d with alum and tartar, and a purplish slate colour with bichromate of

dyeing, with other dye woods (such as Old Fustic, and logwood) for br