Take five ounces of copperas and put it in water enough to just cover
the goods to be dyed. Let it come to a scald and immerse the fabric for
thirty minutes, then take out and air. Put six ounces of prussiate of pot-
ash in clean water in the kettle. Let the goods stand in this for thirty
minutes more, remove and add two ounces of oil of vitriol. Put the
goods back twenty minutes longer, if a dark blue is desired. Mrs. H.
TO BLEACH QOODS.
There should be no grease in articles that are to be put through the
dyeing process. It is necessary, often, to get rid of all the color in a piece
of goods. This can be done by boiling in strong soapsuds till faded but
be particular to rinse out all the soap. F. A. Evans.
BLACK FOR COTTON AND WOOLEN QOODS.
A black that will neither stain nor fade is made of two ounces of extract
of logwood, one-half ounce of sugar of lead and one ounce of blue vitriol.
Dissolve the vitriol and logwood in two separate waters. Wash the
goods in warm water and place them in the vitriol water. Put the lead
into the logwood water, and as soon as hot take the goods from the vitriol
water and submerge in the dye, stirring them well for one-half hour.
Make a strong brine of salt and take out the goods from the dye, put
them into a tub and pour the salt water over them. Let stand till cold,
hang up, let dry, and rinse in clear warm water. W. L.
TO COLOR WOOL QOODS QREEN.
Wool goods will take a handsome green by taking one-half pound of
fustic with one and three-quarter ounces of alum. Steep until strength is
all out and soak the goods in this till a good yellow is had. Then take
out the chips and add one tablespoonful of extract of indigo, till the color
is bright enough. Miss Johnson.
TO COLOR SILK CRIMSON.
Three ounces of alum are required for each pound of goods. Heat
and dip at hand heat, for one hour. Take out and drain, making a dye
of three ounces of cochineal, one-quarter of an ounce of cream of tartar^
two ounces of bruised nutgalls in a pail of water✪ To Color Silk Crimson and boiling it ten min-
utes. When a little cool, dip, raising the heat to a boil. Dip one hour,
then wash and dry. C. D.
MISCELLANEOUS, 503
TO COLOR WOOL GOODS CLARET.
Take three and one-half pounds of camwood, one-twentieth of a
pound of logwood, and one-eighth of a pound of copperas, and boil seven
pounds of goods✪ To Color Wool Goods Claret in this dye for two hours. Mrs. D.
TO COLOR WOOL GOODS BLACK.
To five pounds of goods take six ounces of blue'vitriol; boil the vitriol
five minutes, then dip the goods for three-quarters of an hour, airing it
now and then. Make a dye with three pounds of logwood✪ To Color Wool Goods Black and boil one-
half hour. Dip three-quarters of an hour, air the goods and dip the same
length of time again. Then wash in strong suds. J. E.
TO DYE FURS.
It is difficult to dye furs. Take one-half gallon of lye, adding one
quart of soft water. Heat it in an iron kettle. Take one-half ounce of
acetate of lead, one-half ounce of sulphate of iron and three ounces of
litharge✪ To Dye Furs. Powder the ingredients and dissolve one at a time in the lye.
As soon as the liquid is of a blood heat put the furs in for a few moments
only. Air them and dip them in strong vinegar, then smooth them and
hang up to dry. You can make the dye stronger if the color does not
take very well. N^ p^
Household Hints.
HOW TO ESCAPE FROM A BURNING HOUSE.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Take five ounces of copperas and put it in water enough to just cover the goods to be dyed. Let it come to a scald and immerse the fabric for thirty minutes, then take out and air. Put six ounces of prussiate of potash in clean water in the kettle. Let the goods stand in this for thirty minutes more, remove and add two ounces of oil of vitriol. Put the goods back twenty minutes longer, if a dark blue is desired. Mrs. H.
TO BLEACH GOODS.
There should be no grease in articles that are to be put through the dyeing process. It is necessary, often, to get rid of all the color in a piece of goods. This can be done by boiling in strong soapsuds till faded but be particular to rinse out all the soap. F. A. Evans.
BLACK FOR COTTON AND WOOLEN GOODS.
A black that will neither stain nor fade is made of two ounces of extract of logwood, one-half ounce of sugar of lead and one ounce of blue vitriol. Dissolve the vitriol and logwood in two separate waters. Wash the goods in warm water and place them in the vitriol water. Put the lead into the logwood water, and as soon as hot take the goods from the vitriol water and submerge in the dye, stirring them well for one-half hour. Make a strong brine of salt and take out the goods from the dye, put them into a tub and pour the salt water over them. Let stand till cold, hang up, let dry, and rinse in clear warm water. W. L.
TO COLOR WOOL GOODS GREEN.
Wool goods will take a handsome green by taking one-half pound of fustic with one and three-quarter ounces of alum. Steep until strength is all out and soak the goods in this till a good yellow is had. Then take out the chips and add one tablespoonful of extract of indigo, till the color is bright enough. Miss Johnson.
TO COLOR SILK CRIMSON.
Three ounces of alum are required for each pound of goods. Heat and dip at hand heat, for one hour. Take out and drain, making a dye of three ounces of cochineal, one-quarter of an ounce of cream of tartar, two ounces of bruised nutgalls in a pail of water and boiling it ten minutes. When a little cool, dip, raising the heat to a boil. Dip one hour, then wash and dry. C. D.
TO COLOR WOOL GOODS CLARET.
Take three and one-half pounds of camwood, one-twentieth of a pound of logwood, and one-eighth of a pound of copperas, and boil seven pounds of goods in this dye for two hours. Mrs. D.
TO COLOR WOOL GOODS BLACK.
To five pounds of goods take six ounces of blue vitriol; boil the vitriol five minutes, then dip the goods for three-quarters of an hour, airing it now and then. Make a dye with three pounds of logwood and boil one-half hour. Dip three-quarters of an hour, air the goods and dip the same length of time again. Then wash in strong suds. J. E.
TO DYE FURS.
It is difficult to dye furs. Take one-half gallon of lye, adding one quart of soft water. Heat it in an iron kettle. Take one-half ounce of acetate of lead, one-half ounce of sulphate of iron and three ounces of litharge. Powder the ingredients and dissolve one at a time in the lye. As soon as the liquid is of a blood heat put the furs in for a few moments only. Air them and dip them in strong vinegar, then smooth them and hang up to dry. You can make the dye stronger if the color does not take very well. N.P.
Household Hints.
HOW TO ESCAPE FROM A BURNING HOUSE.
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