Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-18

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the Captain Smith of ASA HARTZl
jackson, Miss. Feb, 1858
How 10 bye DiReFeHi CoIers.
l. lis important 70 cleanse the wool o.
other material to be dyed, from grease and 81
foreign matters, which might prevent it from
taking the dye. Wool must be well washed il
warm soap sud5, rinsed in waTm water, squeezed
IS dry as possible, and then put into the dye
Cotton and linen must be Thoroughly wet in
boiling water, and then squeezed OF wrung out
Of L. and put ia the dye wet.
, Use copper eauldron for al light and
delicate co.0rs, snd au iron pot for black and
dark colors. The shades Of color viii BE regu-
lated BY lho strength Of the dye the number Of
times the article is dipped, OF the length Of time
itremaius ia the dye.
3 Many dyes thss viii color cotton viii leave
vol and linen untinged, snd some that will
caloE wool deeply win dye Gotten q very light
shade
4. What is used for Frightening aud making
the eolOra dy~ Ne sre called mordants. The
mordants q here are eopperas, (sulphate Of
iron), blue vitr0l. (sulphste Of cOppor), alum,
wheat b 3, lye aud lime water Those who
canuo' Jbtain copperas (now scarce article)
use the water from one Of the mineral springs,
WHICH is strongly impregnated with iron.
8. Ths best seasons for dyeing with bark is in
the spring and GUNNER, while the sap is up in
the tree. Auiunin Is the best season for dyeing
with leaves, and winter Is the sesson for dyeing
with roots, because the sap Of the tree goes into
the roots
8. Bark and roots must be cut IN small pieces,
let the caldT0n bs two-thirds flied with the
pisces, then ill up with water, and boil for sew
eral hours until the color IS as deep as desired.
If leaves and tIFigs ara used, I'll the boiler with
them, and cover with water. Two or three
hours steady boiling will extract the color from
the bark, roots aud leaves Then strain of the
liquid carefully from the sediment, and put it
back into ciean boiler, add 20 it the alum OF
copperas or both, according to the color desired;
let it be completely dissolved and well mixed
with the dye. after which immerse the wet
wool yarn OF cloth ia the dye, and proceed
according 70 Che defiaite directions for each
color. By mixing different baTks, roots and
leaves together in the same dye, a variety Of
shsde5 OF different colOrs are obtained by those
who are skilled in the art Of preparing domestic
dyes The following trees are much
used for dying weol snd cotton;
Sassafras bark and roots are used for dying
worsted a permanent and beautiful yellow and
orange color. Use a copper boiler, sud i've
ounces Of alum to one pound Of wool or worsted
yarns.
Kalmia, OF dwarf laurel, dyes cotton fine
drab color. Use q copper boiler. The leaves
and twigs OF the kslmia and about one table
spoonful of coPperss to thee gallons Of dye.
Scald the cotton material in the dye for twenty
minutes, then rims in cold water, and hang to
dry in the air.
Wnlow-Tbs bark dyes wool aud linen
deep blue black, and dies cotton a dark slate
color. Use an iron boiler. For blseb, three
ounces Of eopperss to four gallons Of dye for
slate color, one ounce Of c0pperas is sufficient.
Boil in the dye for twenty minutes, rinse in Geld
water and hang to dry The dye meg be deep
ened by a repetition Of the same process in fresh
dye.
Red Oak-The bark and roots dye a fns
shade OF chocolate brown. Use an iron boiler
two ounces Of c9pparss to four gallons of dye.
Boil twenty minutes ia the dye and rinse IN cold
water This dyes cotton. The Spanish oak
dyes another shade Of brown
White Osk-The bark dyes cotton lead color.
Use an iron boilers two ounces Of cOpperss TO
four gallons of dye; scald in the dye twenty
minutes, aud rinse with cold water. Oak bsrk
win not die wool.
Pine bark-all the varieties found in our
wo0ds--dyes cotton slate color, combined with
the Kalmia it dyes dove color. For each color
put one onuee Of copperas to four gallons Of
dye and boil in it for twenty minutes. Rlnse
the sla.e color ia cold wster and the dove color
in cold lys.
Sweet gum bark dyes cotton dove color. Use
a copper boilers q spoonful Of coppeTas to three
gallons OF dye, and seald IN the dye for twenty
minutes rinse il cold watsr. To produce an
other shade rinse the cotton stuff ia cold lye
water, and hang to dry in the cir.
Guinea Corn-The seed dyes wool lesd color,
and viii net dye cotton. Use an iron boiler, a
little eoppeTas, and rinse in lye.
Maple-The bark dyas beth wool and cotton
a fine dark shade eff purple Use an iron boiler
and two ounces of eOpperss to four eslloas Of
dye scald ia hot dye for twenty minutes and
rinse in cold water.
Beeeh-The bark dyes dove color Use an
iron boiler and one ounce of eopperas to four
gallons Of dye; rinse in cold water. or IL lye
for another shade.
Sumaoh-The leaves and berries dye black.
Use en- iroa boiler. and four ounces Of -copperas
to four gallons Of dye. Boil the cotton ysn or
cloth in the dye for an hour, and rinse IN cold
water.
Walnut-The bark and roots dye cotton faWn-
brown and root-colOr, according to the PORTION
Of bark or Of roots and eoPperas used. The
leaves boiled into dye color cotton purple and
wool black; when used without boiling the
leaves dye wool faWn-c0loT. The green shels
Of the full grown nuts dye slack with copPeras;;
What IS dyed black must be rinsed Ia cold
water the cotton to be dyed purple must be
rinsed In lye. The fswu, brown and rootcolor
must be rins31 In cold water. The proportioa
of uopperas used for black is two ounces to four
gallons of dye; for the other shades use much I
less eoppeTas.
To make q cold dye for wool, dll tub wish |
alternate layers Of walnut leaves and wool, then
pouron water Gill al is covered The ne1s day /
lake out the wool snd dry it IN the sun, then
replace it in another tab with alternate layers /
Of fresh walnut leaves. Strain of the wafer /
from the old walnut leaves snd pour It over the |
wool and fresh walnut leaves; let it remain /
again TIL the next day. Repeat this process for
one week, adding as much water from day to
day as to make the dye sufficient to cover the
wool and fresh leaves. This is a 6ne, peTma-
nent fsWn-colored dye.
Madaer dyes wool red. Nix four quarts Of
wheat bran with four esli0nsof water, aud set
it 60 lermeat. When it is quite sour strain Of
the water aud Dissolve in il G lump of alum the
sizs Of hea's egg Set the liquid on The FIRE IL
q copper kettle, and Just before It b0is mix well
into b a hsif pound Of fresh mad5er for every
pound Of wool. Then put into the DE The wet
wool OF worstsd stuff 70 Be dyed. and let is re-
msiD immersed IN the aye for sn hour turmRg
and pressing it freqaentiy, during which noui
the dye mast BE- kept very hot but m'iss nos
bell. lest the color should be taruished When
the wool IS taken from tee dyo pot II must Da
rinssd Immediately in cool strong iye, or ln iIne
water, aud then dried
Spsnish brown is used for dyeng cotton red
Pat a pound Of Spanish brown, powdered, into