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
_Bright Grey._--Prepare a dye-bath with 4-1/2 oz. Azo mauve A M, 1-1/2
oz. Direct yellow G, 3 lb. soda, 15 lb. common salt.
_Silver Grey._--Prepare the dye-bath with 1/2 oz. Neutral grey G, 10 lb.
sulphate of soda. Work at the boil to shade, then lift, wash and dry.
_Slate._--Dye in a bath with 1/2 lb. Diamine black B H, 3 oz. Diamine
bronze G, 15 lb. Glauber's salt at the boil for three-quarters of an
hour.
_Bronze Grey._--Prepare a dye-bath with 1/2 lb. Diamine bronze G, 15 lb.
Glauber's salt, 3 lb. soap. Enter at about 160 deg. F., raise to boil and
work for one hour; lift, wash and dry.
_Dark Slate._--Prepare a dye-bath with 10 lb. Glauber's salt, 1-1/2 lb.
soap, 1 lb. Diamine black R O, 2 lb. Cotton brown N. Heat to about 150 deg.
F. Enter the goods, work for a short time, then raise to the boil and
work for one hour; lift, wash and dry.
_Green Grey._--Prepare a dye-bath with 10 lb. Glauber's salt, 1 lb.
Diamine black R O, 3/4 oz. Thioflavine S. Enter at from 150 deg. Tw. to 180 deg.
F., raise to boil and dye for one hour; wash and dry.
_Light Slate._--Prepare a dye-bath containing 2-1/4 lb. soap, 15 lb.
Glauber's salt, 6 oz. Diamine black R O, 1/2 oz. thioflavine S. Enter
cotton at 140 deg. F., work a little, then heat to boil and dye to shade;
lift, wash and dry.
_Grey._--Prepare the dye-bath with 1/2 lb. Diamine grey G, 1/2 oz.
Diamine scarlet B, 1 lb. soda, 1 lb. soap, 5 lb. Glauber's salt. Dye for
one hour at the boil.
_Light Grey._--Prepare the dye-bath with 1 lb. Diamine grey G, 1 lb.
soda, 1 lb. soap, 5 lb. Glauber's salt. Dye for one hour at the boil;
lift, rinse and dry.
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