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Vegetable Dyes Being a book of Recipes and other information useful to the Dyer

by ETHEL M. MAIRET

FABER AND FABER LTD 24 Russell Square London

CONTENTS CHAPTER I WOOL SILK COTTON AND LINEN

WATER

TO WASH WOOL

SILK COTTON LINEN

CHAPTER II MORDANTS

ALUM IRON TIN CHROME COPPER

CHAPTER III BRITISH DYE PLANTS

PLANTS WHICH DYE RED PLANTS WHICH DYE BLUE PLANTS WHICH DYE YELLOW PLANTS WHICH DYE GREEN PLANTS WHICH DYE BROWN PLANTS WHICH DYE PURPLE PLANTS WHICH DYE BLACK FOOTNOTES:

CHAPTER IV THE LICHEN DYES

RECIPES FOR DYEING WITH LICHENS LIST OF LICHENS USED BY THE PEASANTRY OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES FOR WOOL DYEING[D]

SHADES OF RED, PURPLE AND ORANGE SHADES OF BROWN

FOOTNOTES:

CHAPTER V BLUE

INDIGO, WOAD, LOGWOOD INDIGO

TO MAKE EXTRACT OF INDIGO INDIGO EXTRACT (4 to 6 lbs. wool). INDIGO VAT (TIN) FOR WOOL HYDROSULPHITE-SODA VAT FOR WOOL

WOAD LOGWOOD RECIPES for DYEING with LOGWOOD

(1). BLACK (2). LAVENDER (3). A FAST LOGWOOD BLUE (4). RAVEN GREY FOR WOOL (5). DARK RED PURPLE WITH LOGWOOD (6) PURPLE

FOOTNOTES:

CHAPTER VI RED

KERMES COCHINEAL MADDER KERMES COCHINEAL

(1). PURPLE, CRIMSON AND SCARLET (2). SCARLET (3). SCARLET (4). CRIMSON (5). ROSE RED (6). PURPLE (for 5 lbs.)

MADDER

(1) RED (2) ROSE RED (3) BROWN (4) RED BROWN

BRAZIL WOODS

CHAPTER VII YELLOW

WELD OLD FUSTIC TURMERIC QUERCITRON DYER'S BROOM HEATHER AND OTHER YELLOW DYES

(1) OLD GOLD (2) YELLOW (3) ORANGE

OLD FUSTIC RECIPES FOR DYEING WITH OLD FUSTIC

(1) OLD GOLD (2) OLD GOLD (3) BRIGHT YELLOW (4) GREENISH YELLOW (5) YELLOW

TURMERIC QUERCITRON

YELLOW (1 lb.) ORANGE WITH FLAVIN OR QUERCITRON (1 lb.)

BARBERRY DYER'S BROOM PRIVET HEATHER ONION SKINS

CHAPTER VIII BROWN AND BLACK

CATECHU ALDER BARK SUMACH WALNUT PEAT SOOT LOGWOOD AND OTHER DYES CATECHU

LIGHT GREY CATECHU BROWN

ALDER BARK SUMACH WALNUT VARIOUS RECIPES

CHAPTER IX GREEN

RECIPES FOR DYEING GREEN

(1) GREEN WITH QUERCITRON FOR WOOL (2) WITH INDIGO EXTRACT AND WELD FOR WOOL (3) GREEN FOR WOOL (4) GRASS GREEN (5) JADE GREEN (1 lb.)

CHAPTER X THE DYEING OF COTTON

BOILING OUT

MORDANTS

RECIPES FOR DYEING

(1) INDIGO VAT (2) LIME COPPERAS VAT (3) RED (4) RED (5) YELLOW (6) YELLOW (7) ORANGE (8) BROWN (9) BLACK THE ZINC-LIME INDIGO VAT

CHAPTER XI THE DYEING OF SILK

RECIPES FOR DYEING

(1) INDIGO VAT FOR BLUE (2) INDIGO EXTRACT FOR BLUE (3) CRIMSON (4) MADDER RED (5) YELLOW (6) GREEN (7) PURPLE (8) ORANGE (1 lb.) (9) BLACK (1 lb.) (10) BLACK (11) GREY WITH BRACKEN (1 lb.) (12) BROWN WITH LICHEN (1 lb.) (13) ORANGE (1 lb.) (14) BLACK (1 lb.) (15) YELLOW (1 lb.) (16) RED (1 lb.) (17) BROWN (1 lb.) (18) RED (1 lb.)

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