Earthues Natural Dye Instruction Booklet
Earthues Natural Dye Instruction Booklet
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Natural Dye Instruction Booklet
by Michele Wipplinger (deceased), updates by Andro Wipplinger
Forty-eight-page instruction manual for immersion dyeing, painting, printing, resists, and the use of extracts including color formulas.
Topics are:
Classification of Natural Dyes
Kettles & tools for dyers
Mordanting for protein and leaf fibers
Mordanting for cellulose
Immersion dyeing instructions
Painting with natural dyes
Discharging with natural dyes
Percentage measurements for extracts
Ochres and mineral pigments
Mixture colors obtained by mixing dye extracts and overdyeing with indigo
Colors obtained from Earthues natural dye extracts
Immersion dyeing percentage measurements for mixture colors
Painting on fabric dye stock solution formulas for mixture colors
Measuring spoon equivalents for natural dye extracts and mordants
Comprehensive indigo information and instructions
Descriptions of fourteen natural dyes
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