Dyeing
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Encyclopedia article on dyeing from Chambers's Encyclopedia. It gives a brief history from Tyrian purple and the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans to Highland Scottish domestic dyeing with lichens, heather and alder bark. It explains indigo vat preparation for wool and cotton, mordants and preparation of goods, then lists numbered recipes for dyeing cotton, wool and silk in many colours, and closes with mixed fabrics.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1881
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
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