The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics: A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and StudentBeech, Franklin
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The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics: A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student
Beech, Franklin
Dyes and dyeing -- Cotton
_Lilac Red._--Prepare the dye-bath with 2 lb. soap, 5 lb. soda, 3 lb.
Rose azurine G. Work at the boil for one hour.
_Pink._--Prepare a bath containing 10 lb. soda, 1 oz. Rose azurine B.
Enter at a boil and work for one hour, boiling to shade; lift, wash and
dry.
_Bordeaux._--Prepare a dye-bath with 15 lb. Glauber's salt, 5 lb. soda
crystals, 3 lb. Diamine fast red F, 1 lb. Diamine violet N, 1 lb. Rose
azurine G. Enter cold, then raise to the boil, and work for one and a
half hours; lift, wash and dry.
_Rose Pink._--The dye-bath is made with 2 lb. Erika B, 20 lb. Glauber's
salt and 3 lb. soap, working at near the boil to shade.
_Brilliant Red._--Make the dye-bath with 24 lb. Brilliant purpurine R
and 25 lb. Glauber's salt, working at the boil for one hour.
_Deep Pink._--Make the dye-bath with 1/2 lb. Diamine rose B D, 1/2 lb.
soda, 1 lb. soap and 5 lb. Glauber's salt, working at 150 deg. F. for half
an hour.
_Dark Red._--Use in the dye-bath 3 lb. Diamine red 5 B, 2 lb. soda and
20 lb. Glauber's salt, working at the boil for one hour.
_Pink._--Prepare the dye-bath with 4 oz. Diamine rose B D, 1 lb.
Turkey-red oil, 40 lb. Glauber's salt. Dye at the boil for one hour.
_Scarlet._--Prepare the dye-bath with 4 lb. Diamine scarlet 3 B, 1 lb.
Turkey-red oil, 20 lb. Glauber's salt. Dye at the boil for one hour.
_Scarlet._--Prepare the dye-bath with 3 lb. Titan scarlet C, 1/2 lb.
Titan orange, 50 lb. salt. Work at the boil for thirty minutes, then
lift, wash and dry. The dye-bath is not exhausted and may be used for
further lots.
_Crimson Red._--Prepare the dye-bath with 5 lb. Titan scarlet D and 50
lb. salt. Work at the boil for fifty minutes, then lift, wash and dry.
The bath is not exhausted, the cotton taking up only about 3 lb. of the
dye-stuff; it may therefore be kept for further use, when for each
succeeding lot 3 to 3-1/2 lb. of colour and 25 lb. of salt only need be
added.
_Scarlet._--Prepare the dye-bath with 5 lb. Rosophenine 5 B, dissolved
in 50 gallons hot water, 2 gallons caustic soda lye (60 deg. Tw.). When
thoroughly dissolved add 150 lb. salt. Make up the bath to 100 gallons.
Enter the yarn and work for a quarter to half an hour at about 180 deg. F;
squeeze off and wash thoroughly in cold water until the water runs off
clean.
_Rose Red._--Use 1 lb. Diamine red 10 B, 3 lb. soda, and 20 lb.
Glauber's salt.
_Deep Crimson._--Use 3 lb. Diamine red 10 B, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb.
Glauber's salt.
_Claret._--Use 3 lb. Diamine Bordeaux B, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb. Glauber's
salt.
_Pink._--The dye-bath is made with 5 oz. Dianil red 4 B, 5 lb. salt and
3 lb. soda.
_Scarlet._--Use in the dye-bath 3 lb. Dianil red 4 B, 15 lb. salt and 5
lb. soda. Work at the boil for one hour.
_Claret._--Dye with 1-1/2 lb. Dianil claret G, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb.
salt. Work at the boil for one hour.
_Maroon._--Dye with 3 lb. Dianil claret B, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb. salt.
Work at the boil for one hour.
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