Cotton Velvet
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A short note from The Manufacturer and Builder (March 1877) on cotton velvet made in China, described as soft and durable. It gives the dyeing method: dark-blue color from an indigo solution (one part indigo to thirteen parts water, with a little wine and lime), soaking about half an hour, wringing, sun-drying, repeating eleven times, then dampening with slightly acidulated water.
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