Evening star., 1914-11-15
GOOD RESULTS FROM
DYES MADE AT HOME

DYEINCi is one of the household arts
u that have gone into allegiance of
| late years. Yet it has many poss1blH-
ties and the woman who pretends to
| interest in handicrafts or the woman
| interested in domestic interior decora-
| ton misses a good deal if she does not
know the possibilities of the household
! dye kettle.
To color rugS-of the rag woven Varl-
ety-so popular at the present time,
+o secure lust the right tone for the
burlap couch cover, to produce an in
terestin. but inimitable color for the
couch pillows, to color distinctive por-
t;sres or curtains, There is nothing that
compares to some of the old fashioned
| home-concocted dyes.
OF all homemade dyes there is none
so easy to secure or one thal presents
| co many possibilities walnut dye,
| To get this color all that mas 10 pe
done is to boil walnut bark or the
shell of fresh walnuts in water uh.il
if is thoroughly saturated with the
color. There are many posslblhtles IN
tbie colorine matter. If the nut is
araa, when used the color Will be a
golden brown. BY using the PARK anu anu
| leaves a greenish shade OF Drown ean
| be obtained, and by using the n
alone a delightful brown is the result.
ANY of these colors lend themselves 10
interesting effects when USED on hl.-
ural-toned fabrics. For instance, an
uncolored burlap can be made lnto an
intaresting color for couch cover py
hn;iinn it in the desired concoctlon OF
walnut color. If this color IS 70 pe
used in making woven rugs an il.ei
esting effect can be produced py oye
ing some of the rags IN one ~ e,,e
Il nth
er and weaving the dlherent colofS
together. ,,,, ,,,.o,,n 10
produced by boiling iogwood chips III
water. -, , ,,.od
in homemade dyes is rust. And this
is produced simply by iet'ins plts "
old iron remain exposed to the action
of water and ar. me me .;l. that hed
method was to turn old tins that had
BECOME rusty to account by saving
them to make rust color win; II
makes a delightful yellow and with
LITTLE practice can be made TO ylelu one
of the most useful of dyes.
Eustic also gives a good yellow. 10
produce this the fabric should have
been soaked in alum water ana drled.
The alum solution should consist OF
half gallon of water to seven ounces
of alum. The fustic comes in chips
which can be bought from the druggist
or chemist. They should be soak IN
cold water first ana theh poiieu iol
tbirty minutes. The dye should be then
drained from the chips and it is ready
to pour into the dye bath
All dyes should be thoroughly boiled
into the fabrics and after.the materials
have taken up all the dye that Is de-
sired they should be gradually cooled
and when almost dry they should be
rinsed in cool water, carefully "runs
out and allowed to dry again
There are ever so many interesting
dives that can be learned from old
housewives who remember the days
when the household dye kettle was
still in evidence. These ColorS differ in
different localities. They are obtained
from weeds and trees and come OF
them are of Indian origin. Like all
vrpatable colors they are softer in
quality and more lasting than the
chemical dyes usually used nowadays:
They are distinctive. TOO, and 1t Is Well
worth while to spend a little time in
reviying this rapidly disappearing use
of the household dye kettle.