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lk, and gives a fine rich brown. It is obtained from the wood of various species of

rgely used by the cotton dyer for brown, oliv

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an hour in the cutch, then put into boiling iron, b

e shade of grey required; the more iron makes t

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techu, then sadden with 2 to 4 per cent of copper sulphate, ferrou

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ol use 1 lb. alder bark. Boil the wool with it for 2 hours, when it should be

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ria growing in Southern Europe. It dyes wool a yellow and

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. This has the property of absorbing oxygen from the air and turning dark brown. It is only the unoxidized pale greenish stuff that can act as the dye, the dark brown itself has no affinity for the wool. Acids should be added to the dye bath to prevent oxidization. Without a mordant the colour is quite fast, but

goods being first dyed in the indigo or woad vat till they were a very dark b

eat soot. Careful washing is required in several changes of water. It is used someti

h alum and dye in a d

the colour more durable. Dry. Wash. Boil a quantity of onion skins, and cool; then put in woo

der, 1/2 oz. Persian berries. After boiling for 1 hour remove wool and add 1/4 oz. cream of tartar, 1 oz

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ant with 1 oz. copperas and 1 oz. cr

per cent fustic, 2 per cent madder, 1 per cent cudbear, 2 per cent tartar.

1/2 hour in a bag 5 oz. madder, 4 oz. Fustic, 1/2 oz. logwood. Enter the wool, raise to the boil, and b

er cent Chrome. Dye with 2 ozs. Fustic, 2 oz

nt chrome. Dye with 2 ozs. logwood, 4 ozs. madder,