Preface 



Hopefully the first part of this publication, a discussion of dyes used in 

 America during the 1 8th and 1 9th centuries, will draw students and crafts- 

 men into further exploration of this many-sided subject which encompasses 

 chemistry, botany, textile technology, and fashion. 



The second part, devoted to dye recipes, is a revision of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No. 230 "Home 

 Dyeing with Natural Dyes" by Margaret S. Furry and Bess M. Viemont. 

 Although this publication was issued in December 1935, the information 

 gained through the research remains pertinent and useful for today's 

 dyers. 



I wish to express my appreciation to Mr. Dieter C. Wasshausen of the 

 Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, for assigning contemporary 

 equivalents to all the early botanical sources of dyes mentioned. 



