Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-03-26
How TO Dye Different COIOrS.

from grease and ali foreign matter
which might preven, it from taking
the dye. Wool must be we'll washed
in warm soap suds, rinsed in w,rn
wafer, squeezed aa dry.as possible,
and then put wet into the dye
I Cotton and linen must b. thorough
iy wet in boiling water, aud then
iequeezed or wrung out OF il ana put
into the dye wet.
Secondly Use copper cauIdr0H
for all light and delicate colors, and
an iron pot for black and dalk colors.
The shades Of color viii be regulated
by the strength of iha dye, the num-
Der of times the article is dipped, or
the length Of tine it r mains in the
dye
Thrifty Many dyes that will col
or option will leave WOOL ana linen IN
ling,d, and some that will color wool
deeply will dye cotton a very light
shaGe.
Fourthly Whit is used FIR bright
ening aud making The cll0rS durable
are called mordapts. The morQauts
used here ATE copp ras. (soiphate Of
irJn) b.ue vitIioi, (Sulpbato Of cop
psr.) alum, wheat bran. ley and lime
water. those who canuot obtain
copp4r,s (nOE a scarce article use
the water from one Of the mineral
springs, which is strongly inPregna-
ted with lion
Fifthiy-lhe be It seaaOns for dye
ing With bark are the spring and sum-
Der, when ,he sap is up in the tree.
Autumn is the best season l0r dye
ing vi b leaves, aud WiHteris the sea-
son for dying with roots, because the
sap ol the tree then goes into the
roots.
Gixthly Bark and roofs must be
cat in smlll pieces, l4t ;he ca lldron
be two-thigds filled with the pieces,
then fill up with water, and boil for
several hours until the color is rs
deep as desired. If leaves and twigs
are used, fill the boiler with them,
and cover with water. Two or three
hours steady boiling will ex ract tbe@
color from the bark, roots, aud leaves
Theu strain eff the liquor carefully
from the sediment, aud put it back
lntc clean boiler, add to it the aiuin
Or copperas, or both, according to
the color desired ; let it be complete
iy dissolved and we'll mixed with the
dye, after which immers4 the wet
wool, yarn. OF Goth and proceed ac-
cording TO the definite directions for
each coIor. By mixing diderent barks,
roots, and leaves together in th:same
dye, variety Of Shades Of dIlisreut
colors are obtained By thOsi %ho are
skilled in the at OF prep ring do
mostic dyes. The following named
trees are much used for dyoing wool
and cotton:
Sass .lras bark and roots are used
for dyeing worsted pelmanen; and
beautiful yellow and orange color.-
Use a copper boiler, auG five ounces
Of s!up to one pound Of wool or
worsted yarns.
Kalmia, or dwarf laurel, dyes cot
ton a line drab colcr. Use a copper
boiler. The leaves aud twigs Of the
kalmia and abQul one table spoonful
Of copperas TO three gallons Of dye
for twenty minutes, then rinse 10 cold
water aud hang TO dry 10 the air.
Wllow.-Tbe bark dyes wool and
linen a deep black, and cotton dark
slate color. Use an iron boiler
For black three ounces Of copperas
to iour gail0us OF dye; Tor slate COL
or one ounce Of copp5ras is sufficient.
Boil in the dye for twenty minutes,
rinse in cold water and hang to dry.
The dye may be deeponed by ayepeti-
lon Of The same process in fresh Gye
Red Oak. The bark aud roots
dye fac shade Of chocolate brown
Use an iron boiler and two ounces Of
eopperas 70 four gallons of dye
Bolt twenty minutes in the dye and
rinse in cold water. This dyes cot
ton. The Spanish Oak dyes another
shade Of brown.
White O1k'-The bark dyes cot
ton lead color. Use az iron boiler ;
tso ounces Of copperas to four gal
Ions Of dye sctId in the dye twsnly
minutes, aud rinse with cold wafer.
| Oak bark vii! not dye wool,
Pine bark-all the varieties found