Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-19
How To Dye srfysrxnt Co,ors.

First 1t is important to cleanse tie wool or 9th
materials TO be eyed, trcm grease and all foreign mat
ters whch might pseveE; 1t tcom taking the dye Wool
u.ust be well wash, in soap suds, rinsCG in
water squetz dry possible, and then put wet
10 the dye. Cotton aEo Incn must be thoroughly wet
10 boiling water, and then squeezed Wrnug out OF It,
and put into the. DYE wet
SecondIy-Use a copper Cauldrcn for all light en-
delicate coors, ard an iron pot for black aud all dark
cOCTs The shades OF colCr will be regulated by The
strength CT the dye, the rumber OF times the article
is dipI ed The leu th Of time il remains n the dye
GtTdy-Many dyes that will color cotton W II leave
wool aud linen untHged and SOME that Will coitr wool
deeply will dye cotton very light shade. i
F0urlhy-What is used for frightening AID making
the cCloTs durable called mordants. 1 he mOrdants
used here copperas (supbate o. iron blue Vitrol
(Su )5ate Ot cOpptr,) alum, wheat bran, lye lime
water. Those who cannot obtain copperas (n0w
scarce article use the water from Of the mineral
springs, whicn is strongly impregnated with iron.
FIitaI y he best seasons tor dyelng with bark are
the spring and SUMNER, while the sap is up in the tree
Autumn is the best season tor dleiug with leaves and
winter is tie season fer dying with roots, because tie
sap of the tree then goes into the roots
SiXhIy -Bal and cts must be cut 10 small I'll s.
let the calrOn be thirds flied with the pieces, then
fiji up with water aud boil for several hours until the
color is deep desired. Ii leaves and tw9s are
used, fill the boiler with them, and cover with water
Two three hours selCy boiling will extract the color
fro the bark, roots ana leaves Then strain of tie
LIQUID carefully from the sediment, and put 1t back into
a clean boiler add to it the alum cOpperas, or BOTH
according the color desired let it be completely dis
solved and we'll mixed with the iye, after which i'm
merse the wet wool, yarn cloth in the dye and pro-
eeed riding TO the detDe>dIEecton8 tor each color
b. mixing different bark5, roots and leaves together in
the dye, variety OF shades OF different coors are
obtained by those who are skilled In the art OF prepar
lag domestic dyes. The following named trees muchl
used for dying wool and cotton
Sas3afras bark and used for dying worstCd
permanent and beautiful yellow and orange color
Use copper boiler, and FIVE ounces of alum to one
or
Kamia dwarf laurel, dyes Gotten fne drab color
Use copper boiler. The leaves and twIgS Of tie kali
mia and abut table spoonful Of cOpperas to three
gallons Of dye. Scad the cotton material in tie dye
for twenty mioue, then rinse in cold water, and hang
to dry in the air.
Wil6yg-1he bark dies wool aud linen deep black,
and dyes cotton dark slate COor. Use an iron boiler
For black three OF cop to four gallons OF
dye tor slate color of c0pperas is sufficient
Boil in the dye for twenty minutes rinse in cold water
and bang to dry. The dye may be deepened by rep
etition Ct the same process IN fresh dye
Red Oak.-The bark and roots dye a f0e shade o
chocolate brown. Use an iron boiler and two ounces
of c7pptrys to four gallons OF dye. Boil twenty min
ucs in the dye and riuse 10 cold water. This dyes cot
ton. The Spanish oak dyes another shade of brown.
White Oak The bark dyes cotton Lead cOlCr. UseI
iron boiler two ofcopperas 10 iouc gallons
OF dye scald in the dye twenty minutes AMI rinse with
cold water. Oak bark will noC dye wool
Pine bark--al the varieties found in wooda-dyes
cotton slate 20; combined with the kainia ii dyes
dove color. For each color put OF copperas
to tour gallons of dye and boil in it i0r twenty minutes
Rinse the slate color in cold water and the dove color
in Geld lye.
Sweet gum bark d7ae cotton dove color. Use a cop
per boiler, spoo. tu Of copperas to three gallons Of
dye AID sc4d in the dye for twenty minutes rinse in
cold water. To Prodace aroher shade rinse the cotton
stuff in co!d ye water and hang to dry in the air.
Guinea corn-rhe seed dyes wool lead COLOR and viii
not dye cotton. Use an iron boiler, little copperas
and rinse in lye.
MapIe-The bark beth dyes wool ard cotton fnc
dark shade of purple. Use iron boiler and two
ces of cCpperas to four gallons of dye scQ in hot dye
for twenty minutes and rinse in cold water.
Beach-The bark dyes dove color Use an iron bolt
of cOpperGs to four gaous OF dye; rinse
in cod water or in dye for another shade.
SUmaCE-Ine leaves and berries dye black. Use an
iron boiler and four ot copperes to four gallons
of dye Boil the cotton yarn cloth in the dye for al
hour and rinse in cold water
Walnut-Tbe b4:k ard roots dye cotton fawn b1own
and root color, according TO tie portion Of bark 0
roofs aad ccgpcras used The leaves boiled into 4
color cotton purple and wool back when used With
bailDg toe leaves dye 40 lawn color The green
shells OF the full grown nuts de black W'th eras
Wf8t is dfcd black must be TiES q Iii cold w4'er he
cotton TO be dyed purple must be Iiused III Iye. rhs
tawn brown and rOocoCr must be rln6ed IN cold wa
ter The proportion of copperas used for black IS two
to four gallons of dye for the other shades use
much less copPeras.
To make q cold dye for wool fiji tuo with alternate
layers ct walnut leaves ard WOOL then pour On water
till all covered The next day ekc out the wool and
lay it in tie sun, then replace it in another tub with
alternate layers of fresh walnut leaves. Strain of the
water from the Old walnut Leaves and pour it the
wool aud fresh walnut leaves; let it remain again till
the next day. Repeat this process for week, add
ing as much water from day day to make the dye
sufficient 10 cover tie wool and fresh leaves. This is
fine, permanent fawn cOored dye.
Madder dyes wool red. Mix four quarts OF wheat
bran with four gallons of water, and set it to fermen
When il is quite sour strain of the water and dissolve
in it lump of alum the size OF fowls egg Set the
LIQUID the fire 10 copper kettle, and just before it
bos mix well into 1t half pound OF fresh nader for
every poUod CT wool Then pat into the dye the wet
wool OF worsrd stiff to be dyed aud let it remain i'm
mersed in the dye for hoar, turning and pressing it
frequently during which hour the dye must be kept
veTJ not, but must not boil ls the color should be
tarlisded. When the wool is taken from the dye pot
it must tie Ciosed immediately in coo strong ye, or in
lime water, ard then dried
Spanish brown IS used for dying cotton red Put
pound of Spanish brown, powdered, into little bag,
and rub it in gallon of hot water till the bag is
completely emped of lis contents. Then put the cot
ton yarn the painted water and rub the color into
the yarn till all the coloriog matter is transferred from
the water to the yarn. After which put two table
spoorfus of nseed oil into the water aad boil the yarn
in it for fifteen minutes then bang the yarn to dfy. If
the nseed oil cannot be obtained, boil the painted yarn
in new milk for fifteen minutes
Solerino pink-Cut piece out OF the end OF a