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is produced take out the hackles, hair, or fur, 

 and wash them well in soap and hot water. 



There is a paste blue prepared at the dry- 

 salters all ready for the dye pot, take a table- 

 spoonful of it and stir it well up in your pot 

 nearly full of soft water, and boil it gently for 

 about an hour (or less), then put in your hackles 

 or hair, previously washed and wet going in, 

 boil for two hours very slowly and wash ojff the 

 dye ; any shade of blue may be had in a very 

 short time by this process ; there are two or 

 three dry-salters in Long Acre where. this paste 

 blue is sold, and any of the other ingredients 

 may be purchased at their shops, or at chy- 

 mists. 



TO DYE EED. 



Prepare your dye pot by nearly filling it 

 with soft water ; and keep it at a scalding heat 

 when the dye stuff is put in, as it must not boil, 

 if it is allowed to boil it becomes dull in colour; 

 put into the dye pot a handful of finest grape 

 madder, and simmer it slowly over the fire, stir 

 well, and prepare the hackles or hair in the 

 alum and red tartar Uquor ; after having boiled 



