Dyeing with purple corn
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A dyeing column from the Minnesota Weaver reporting Marge Manthei's experiments dyeing wool with purple Indian corn husks. It lists the colors obtained with no mordant and with alum, chrome, tin, copper and iron, plus the effects of vinegar and tin afterbaths. It summarizes Ida Grae's recipe and the Hopi use of purple corn, cites a few other references (Krochmal, Brooklyn Botanic Garden), and announces plans to grow purple corn in the guild dye garden. Page 2 ends with guild bulletin board notices.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- March 1980
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
- Archive notes
- By permission. PDF provided by Judith Combs.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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