Crimson: — Work for one hour in a bath with one pound cochineal paste,
six ounces of dry cochineal, one pound of tartar, one pint of protochloride
of tin. Wash out and dry.
Salmon: — For each pound of goods, one-fourth pound of annotto, one-
fourth pound of soap ; rinse the goods well in warm water, put them into
mixture and boil one-half hour. Shade will be according to the amount
of annotto.
Dove and Slate Colors of All Shades: — Boil in an iron vessel a teacup-
ful of black tea with a teaspoonful of copperas and sufficient water. Dilute
till you get the shade wanted.
COTTON GOODS.
Black: — For five pounds of goods, boil them in a decoction of three
pounds of sumach one-half hour and steep twelve hours ; dip in lime-water
one-half hour ; take out and let them drip one hour, run them through the
lime-water again fifteen minutes. Make a new dye with two and one-half
pounds log-wood (boiled one hour) and dip again three hours ; add bichro-
mate potash two ounc✪ Black Dyees, to the logwood dye and dip one hour. Wash in
clear, cold water and dry in the shade. Only process for permanent black.
Skg Blue: — For three pounds of goods, blue vitriol four ounces; boil a
few minutes, then dip the goods three hours ; then pass them through a
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strong lime-water, A beautiful brown can be obtained by next putting the
goods through a solution of prussiate of potash.
Green: — Dip the goods in home-made blue; dye until blue enough is
obtained to make the green as dark as required ; take out, dry and rinse a
little. Make a dye with fustic three pounds, of logwood three ounces, to
each pound of goods, by boiling dye one hour ; when cooled so as to bear
the hand put in the goods, move briskly a few minutes, and let lie one
hour ; take out and thoroughly drain ; dissolve and add to the dye for each
pound of cotton, blue vitriol one-half ounce, and dip another hour. Wring
out and let dry in the shade. By adding or diminishing the logwood and
fustic any shade may be had.
Yellow: — For five pounds of goods, seven ounces of sugar of lead ; dip
the goods two hours; make a new dye with bichromate of potash four
ounces ; dip until the color suits ; wring out and dry. If not yellow enough,
repeat.
Orange: — For five pounds of goods, sugar of lead four ounces; boil a
few minutes ; when a little cool, put in the goods ; dip for two hours ;
wring out ; make a new dye with bichromate potash eight ounces, madder
two ounces ; dip until it suits ; if color is too red, take a small sample and
dip into lime-water and choose between them.
Red: — Muriate of tin two-thirds of a teacupful ; add water to cover the
goods ; raise to boiling heat ; put in the goods one hour, stir often ; take
out, empty the kettle, put in clean water with nic-wood one pound ; steep
one-half hour at hand heat ; then put in the goods and increase the heat
one hour — not boiling. Air the goods and dip them one hour as before.
Wash without soap.
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Crimson: — Work for one hour in a bath with one pound cochineal paste, six ounces of dry cochineal, one pound of tartar, one pint of protochloride of tin. Wash out and dry.
Salmon: — For each pound of goods, one-fourth pound of annotto, onefourth pound of soap ; rinse the goods well in warm water, put them into mixture and boil one-half hour. Shade will be according to the amount of annotto.
Dove and Slate Colors of All Shades: — Boil in an iron vessel a teacupful of black tea with a teaspoonful of copperas and sufficient water. Dilute till you get the shade wanted.
COTTON GOODS.
Black: — For five pounds of goods, boil them in a decoction of three pounds of sumach one-half hour and steep twelve hours ; dip in lime-water one-half hour ; take out and let them drip one hour, run them through the lime-water again fifteen minutes. Make a new dye with two and one-half pounds log-wood (boiled one hour) and dip again three hours ; add bichromate potash two ounces, to the logwood dye and dip one hour. Wash in clear, cold water and dry in the shade. Only process for permanent black.
Sky Blue: — For three pounds of goods, blue vitriol four ounces; boil a few minutes, then dip the goods three hours ; then pass them through a
strong lime-water, A beautiful brown can be obtained by next putting the goods through a solution of prussiate of potash.
Green: — Dip the goods in home-made blue; dye until blue enough is obtained to make the green as dark as required ; take out, dry and rinse a little. Make a dye with fustic three pounds, of logwood three ounces, to each pound of goods, by boiling dye one hour ; when cooled so as to bear the hand put in the goods, move briskly a few minutes, and let lie one hour ; take out and thoroughly drain ; dissolve and add to the dye for each pound of cotton, blue vitriol one-half ounce, and dip another hour. Wring out and let dry in the shade. By adding or diminishing the logwood and fustic any shade may be had.
Yellow: — For five pounds of goods, seven ounces of sugar of lead ; dip the goods two hours; make a new dye with bichromate of potash four ounces ; dip until the color suits ; wring out and dry. If not yellow enough, repeat.
Orange: — For five pounds of goods, sugar of lead four ounces; boil a few minutes ; when a little cool, put in the goods ; dip for two hours ; wring out ; make a new dye with bichromate potash eight ounces, madder two ounces ; dip until it suits ; if color is too red, take a small sample and dip into lime-water and choose between them.
Red: — Muriate of tin two-thirds of a teacupful ; add water to cover the goods ; raise to boiling heat ; put in the goods one hour, stir often ; take out, empty the kettle, put in clean water with nic-wood one pound ; steep one-half hour at hand heat ; then put in the goods and increase the heat one hour — not boiling. Air the goods and dip them one hour as before. Wash without soap.
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