Vegetable Dyes: Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer
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Vegetable Dyes - Ethel Mairet
Ethel Mairet
Vegetable Dyes: Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer
Published by Good Press, 2019
goodpress@okpublishing.info
EAN 4057664640642
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
WOOL SILK COTTON AND LINEN
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
CHAPTER IV
THE LICHEN DYES
CHAPTER V
BLUE
INDIGO, WOAD, LOGWOOD
INDIGO
WOAD
LOGWOOD
RECIPES for DYEING with LOGWOOD
CHAPTER VI
RED
KERMES COCHINEAL MADDER
KERMES
COCHINEAL
MADDER
BRAZIL WOODS
CHAPTER VII
YELLOW
WELD OLD FUSTIC TURMERIC QUERCITRON DYER'S BROOM HEATHER AND OTHER YELLOW DYES
OLD FUSTIC
RECIPES FOR DYEING WITH OLD FUSTIC
TURMERIC
QUERCITRON
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
ALDER BARK
SUMACH
WALNUT
VARIOUS RECIPES
CHAPTER IX
GREEN
RECIPES FOR DYEING GREEN
CHAPTER X
THE DYEING OF COTTON
RECIPES FOR DYEING
CHAPTER XI
THE DYEING OF SILK
RECIPES FOR DYEING
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
CHAPTER I
Table of Contents
WOOL SILK COTTON AND LINEN
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WOOLS are of various kinds:—
Highland, Welsh and Irish wools are from small sheep, not far removed from the wild state, with irregular short stapled fleeces.
Forest or Mountain sheep (Herdwick, Exmoor, Cheviot, Blackfaced, Limestone) have better wool, especially the Cheviot, which is very thick and good for milling.
Ancient Upland, such as South Down, are smaller sheep than the last named, but the wool is softer and finer.
Long Woolled sheep, (Lincolns, Leicester) with long staple wool (record length, 36".) and fleeces weighing up to 12 lbs. The Leicester fleece is softer, finer and better than Lincoln.
To the end of the 18th century Spanish wool was the finest and best wool in the world. Spanish sheep have since been introduced into various countries, such as Saxony, Australia, Cape Colony, New Zealand; and some of the best wools now come from the Colonies.
Alpaca, Vicuna and Llama wools are from different species of American goats.
Mohair from the Angora goat of Asia Minor.
Kashmir Wool from the Thibetan goat.
Camel hair, the soft under wool of the camel, which is shed annually.
The colour of wool varies from white to a very dark brown black, with all shades of fawn, grey and brown in between. The natural colours are not absolutely fast to light but tend to bleach slightly with the sun.
The principal fleeces are:
Lambs, 3 to 6 months growth, the finest, softest and most elastic wool.
Hogs and Tegs: the first shearing of sheep that have not been shorn as lambs.
Wethers: all clips succeeding the first shearing.
Wool comes into the market in the following condition. 1. In the grease, not having been washed and containing all the impurities. 2. Washed, with some of the grease removed and fairly clean. 3. Scoured, thoroughly cleaned and all grease removed.
Wool can be dyed either in the fleece, in the yarn, or in the woven cloth. Raw wool always contains a certain amount of natural grease. This should not be 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 facilitate spinning. All grease and oil must be scoured out before dyeing is begun, and this must be done very thoroughly or the wool will not take the colour.
WATER
A constant supply of clean soft water is an absolute necessity for the dyer. Rain water should be collected as much as possible, as this is the best water to use. The dye house should be by a river or stream, so that the dyer can wash with a continuous supply. Spring 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 to 30 minutes) before using. An old method of purifying water, which is still used by some silk and wool scourers, is to boil the water with a little soap, skimming off the surface as it boils. In many cases it is sufficient to add a little acetic acid to the water.
TO WASH WOOL
In a bath containing 10 gallons of warm water add 4 fluid ounces of ammonia fort, .880, 1 lb. soda, and 2 oz. soft soap, (potash soap). Stir well until all is dissolved. Dip the wool in and leave for 2 minutes, then squeeze gently and wash in warm water until quite clear.
Or to 10 gallons of water add 6 oz. ammonia and 3 oz. soft soap. The water should never be above 140°F. and all the washing water should be of about the same temperature.
Fleece may be washed in the same way, but great care should be taken not to felt the wool—the less squeezing the better.
There are four principal methods of dyeing wool.
1st.—The wool is boiled first with the mordant and then in a fresh bath with the dye.
2nd.—The wool is boiled first with the dye, and when it has absorbed as much of the colour as possible the mordant is added to the same bath, thus fixing the colour.
A separate bath can be used for each of these processes, in which case each bath can be replenished and used again for a fresh lot of wool.
3rd.—The wool is boiled with the mordant and dye in the same bath together.