Chrome Yellow for Dyeing Carpet Rags
Dissolve the chrome in warm water in an earthen vessel; dip the rags in
vinegar and water, then in the chrome dye, and hang in the sun to dry.
This color will stand for years in a rag carpet, and is very little
trouble. Six cents worth of chrome will dye several pounds.
To Dye a Dark Drab
For ten pounds of cotton or wool, have half a bushel of maple bark, the
same of sumach berries, and a peck of walnut hulls or bark; put a layer
of this in an iron pot, and a layer of the wool, till all is in; cover
it with water, and boil it slowly for three hours, keeping the pot
filled with water; then hang it out, and when dry, wash one skein, and
if it is not dark enough, strain the dye, and put in a tea-cup of
copperas; put in the yarn, and let it scald a few minutes; take it out,
dry it, and wash it well with soft soap and water.
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