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PLANTS USED IN DYES 



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Fifth Formula 



Juglans cinerea L. Butternut. 

 Grindstone dust. 

 Hot water. 



Sixth Formula 



Black earth. 

 Grindstone dust. 



Seventh Formula 



The following formula was used in dyeing a piece of white blanket 

 for the writer. The result w r as not a heavy black, but this was said 

 to be due to the insufficient quantity of the dye. 



Inner bark of oak. 

 Green hazel burs. 

 Grindstone dust. 

 A little ochre dust. 

 Hot water. 



YELLOW DYE 



The simplest Chippewa dye is in shades of yellow, as the materials 

 for these shades are easily available and often one substance is 

 sufficient. 



First Formula 



Used in coloring yarn a light yellow, the process being seen by the 

 writer. 



Alnus incana (L.) Moench. Alder. 

 Hot water. 



Directions. — It is best to use only the inner bark, though both 

 inner and outer bark can be used. Either green or dried bark can 

 be used. Pound the bark until it is in shreds and steep it, putting 

 in the material while the dye is hot and letting it boil up. Nothing 

 is needed to set the color. 



Second Formula (Light Yellow) 



Rhus glabra L. Sumac. Pulp of the stalk. 

 Ochre dust (this may be omitted). 

 Hot water. 



Third Formula (Dark Yellow) 



Sangu'marki canadensis L. Bloodroot. Root. 

 Hot water. 



Either the green or dried root is pounded and steeped. Nothing 

 is needed to set the color. 



