Ancient dyes for modern weavers

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Name/Title

Ancient dyes for modern weavers

Entry/Object ID

TT854.3.W44

Description

125 recipes for dyeing yarns and fabrics.

Lexicon

Search Terms

dye plants, dyes and dyeing, dyes and dyeing--domestic

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Palmy Weigle

Publisher

Watson-Guptill

Place Published

City

New York, NY

Date Published

1974

Call No.

TT854.3.W44

ISBN

823002233, 9780823002238

LCCN

74006342

Notes

Length: 128

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

Mordanting. Precautions; Mordants for natural dyes; Recipes for mordanting -- Dyeing. Equipment; Preparing yarn; Preparing fleece; Collection and storage of dyestuffs; Dyeing the yarn; Several colors from one dyebath; Rinsing and drying yarn; Labeling; Keeping records; Testing for color fastness -- Reds, Purples, Blues. Madder (Red) -- Pokeberry (Red); Hemlock bark (Rose to gray); Cochineal (Red); Sandalwood (Red); Brazilwood (Red to purple); Alkanet (Red-gray to blue-gray); Orchil Lichens (Purple); Logwood (Violet to black); Indigo (Blue) -- Yellows, Golds, Oranges. Fustic (Yellow); Saffron (Yellow); Tumeric (Yellow); Barberry (Yellow); Weld (Yellow); Safflower (Yellow-gold); Camomile (Yellow-gold); Black Walnut Leaves (Gold); Henna (Gold-Orange); Annatto (Orange); Bloodroot (Orange) -- Browns, Blacks. Black Walnut Hulls (Brown); Cutch (Brown); Alder (Brown to black) -- Overdying.