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ftERAMIC STUDIO 
DARK BLUE 
Dissolve I oz. Dark Blue in one pint of water, using the 
whole measure for 6 vds. cloth. 
Mordants: i oz. sulphuric acid and 3 ozs. Glauber Salts. 
When the cloth has boiled half an hour take it out and add 
^ oz. more sulphuric acid and boil the cloth half an hour 
longer. Dark Blue is slow to set the color. 
PERSIAN BLUE 
The above formula with 4 to 6 tablespoonfuls of Green 
liquidPjadded will yield a dark Persian blue. 
Dissolve J oz. Dull Red in one pint of water using the 
whole measureful. 
Of \ oz. Green take 3J tablespoonfuls to 6 yds. of cloth. 
Mordants: same as Old Ivory. Boil f of an hour. 
OLD PINK 
Of I oz. Dull Red take 4 tablespoonfuls of liquid. 
Of Bright Red take 2 tablespoonsfuls of liquid. 
Of i oz. Bright Blue take i teaspoonful of liquid to 
6 yds. cloth. 
Mordants: same as Old Ivory. Boil f of an hour. 
LIGHT OLD BLUE 
Of I oz. Dark Blue take 3 tablespoonfuls of Hquid. 
Of I oz. Green take 5 tablespoonfuls to 6 yds. cloth. 
Mordants : same as Old Ivory. Boil f of an hour. 
MOSS GREEN 
Of ] oz. Bright Yellow take 16 tablespoonfuls of liquid. 
Of T oz. Dark Blue take 4^ tablespoonfuls of liquid. 
Of Tf oz. Green take 3 tablespoonfuls of liquid to 6 yds. 
of cloth. 
Mordants : same as Old Ivory. Boil f of an hour. 
BURNT ORANGE 
Of \ OZ. Bright Yellow take 12 tablespoonfuls of liquid. 
Of. } oz. Dull Red take 6 tablespoonfuls of liquid. 
Of I oz. Dark Blue take 1} oz. teaspoonfuls of liquid to 
6 yds. of cloth. 
Mordants: same as Old Ivory. Boil f of an hour. 
BLACK 
Dissolve I oz. Black in i pint of water, using the whole 
measureful to 6 yds. of cloth. 
Mordants and boiling"same as in Dark Blue. 
Please note that sometimes a teaspoonful is called for 
instead of a tablespoon as a measure. With these for- 
mulas as a basis, all sorts of variations of tone can be made 
by diminishing or increasing the proportion of any of the 
colors used, 
I include a few formulas for vegetable dyeing. I 
have not tried them, but they were gathered from an old 
housewife's collection. 
To each pound of cloth take one pound of Fustic and a 
quarter of a pound of alum. Soak all night in soft water 
enough to cover the cloth easily, to obtain a good yellow. 
Take out the cloth and drain it. Add to the yellow water 
enough Liquid Blue to obtain the required shade of green — ■ 
the more, the deeper. Put the cloth in the liquid and boil 
about half an hour. Rinse in cold water. 
A deeper and richer green may be obtained by using 
Tumeric instead of Fustic and proceeding in the same 
manner. 
BLUE 
A splendid blue (so the receipt runs) may be secured 
by boiling cloth in a brass or copper kettle for one hour 
with two and a half ounces of cream of tartar to each pound 
of cloth. Remove the cloth and take sufficient warm water 
to cover the cloth easily and color it to the desired shade 
with Liquid Blue. Put the whole into a copper kettle and 
boil a short time. Remove the cloth, rinse and dry. 
AN INDIGO VAT 
The making of an indigo vat is as follows: To a vat 
containing 20 gallons of water from f of a pound to a pound 
of powdered indigo, mixed with a little water until it is a 
smooth paste, is added, and from i to 2 pounds of dry 
slaked lime, and the whole well stirred. Then, from a 
pound to one and three quarters of sulphate of iron, pre- 
viously dissolved in a little water, is gradually poured in. 
The vat must be covered and stirred systematically for 
twenty-four hours, or until the indigo is reduced, and the 
liquor has a faint yellow tinge. It is then allowed to settle. 
The scum on the surface is removed, and the goods im- 
mersed for the duration of from one to five minutes, or 
more, according to the shade desired. The goods are then 
taken out and hung up in the air to oxidize. They are 
almost colorless at first, but soon turn green, then blue. 
After oxidation the goods are rinsed in a weak acid to 
remove any lime salts, then in water and finally dried in 
steam heat. 
The urine vat is only suitable for dyeing on a small 
scale. It is made up of stale urine, common salt, madder 
and ground indigo. 
MADDER RED 
For^every 2 pounds of cloth take I pound of Madder. 
Take enough warm water to cover the cloth and soak the 
Madder in a brass kettle over night. Next morning add 
3 ounces of Madder compound for every pound of Madder 
soaked. Wring out the cloth and put it into the dye. 
Place over the lire' and bring toa scalding heat.*^ Keep at 
