Contents 



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Part one: DyestufFs used in America during the 18th and 19th centuries ... 1 



Historical background 3 



Blue dyes 13 



Red dyes 20 



Yellow dyes 31 



Brown dyes 39 



Purple dyes 43 



Black dyes 45 



Neutral dyes 47 



Part two: Home dyeing with natural dyes (revised) 55 



Working with color 57 



Planning a home dyeing project 64 



Dye recipes 69 



Top-dyeing 107 



Bibliography Ill 



Appendixes : 



A. Common names of some chemicals used in dyeing 121 



B. DyestufFs occasionally mentioned in American dye manuals 123 



G. South Carolina dye materials listed by Ramsay in 1809 125 



D. Dye materials listed by D'Ambourney and freprinted in Cooper's 1815 



dye manual 127 



E. Recipes for dyeing woolens taken from Molony's 1833 dye manual . 145 

 Index 155 



