Marigold Flowers {Tagetes sp.) 



The coloring matter in the flower of the garden marigold is similar to 

 that in black- or quercitron-oak bark. Either fresh or dry flowers may be 

 used. 



Brass Wool: chrome mordant 

 Colorfastness : good 

 1 pound wool 



1 to 1}^ pecks fresh marigold flower heads or y^ to ^^ peck of dried marigold flower 

 heads 



Use chrome mordant (see pages 67 to 68). Cover the flower heads with 

 water and boil them for 10 to 15 minutes. Strain out the vegetable material. 

 Add cold water to make a dyebath of 4 to 4}^ gallons. Before immersing 

 mordanted wool in the dyebath, thoroughly rinse it and squeeze out excess 

 moisture. Immerse the wool; heat to boiling, boil for 20 minutes, rinse 

 and dry. 



Dark Yellow-Tan Wool: alum mordant 

 Colorfastness: good 

 1 pound wool 

 1 to 1}4 pecks fresh marigold flower heads or y{ to y^ peck of dried marigold flower 



heads 

 ^6 ounce potassium dichromate 

 3>6 ounce acetic acid, or 6 to 7 tablespoons vinegar 



Use alum mordant (see pages 67 to 68). Follow directions for dyeing 

 "Brass Wool" (above). Without rinsing, transfer the material into a 

 boiling bath of potassium dichromate and acetic acid or vinegar and boil 

 for 10 minutes, rinse and dry. 



Yellow-Tan Cotton: alum-tannin-alum mordant 

 Colorfastness: fair 



Follow directions for dyeing "Dark Yellow-Tan Wool" (above) using 

 cotton mordanted with alum-tannin-alum (see pages 67 to 69) instead of 

 wool. 



Mountain-Laurel Leaves {Kalmia latifolia) 



Yellow-Tan Wool : chrome mordant 

 Colorfastness: fair to light, good to washing 

 1 pound wool 

 1 }{ pecks shredded fresh mountain-laurel leaves 



Use chrome mordant (see pages 67 to 68). Cover the shredded leaves 

 with water and soak them overnight. The following morning boil them for 

 20 minutes, strain the leaves out of the dye liqtior and add water to make 

 a dyebath of 4 to 4)^ gallons. Before immersing mordanted wool in the 

 cool dyebath, thoroughly rinse it and squeeze out excess moisture. Immerse 

 the wool; heat to boiling; boil for 30 minutes, rinse and dry. 



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