A Practical Treatise on Dying Woollen, Cotton and Silk: Including Recipes for Lac Reds and Scarlets - Chrome Yellows and Oranges - and Prussian Blues - on Silks, Cottons and Woollens [Partridge on Dyeing] by Partridge, William - 1847

New York: William Partridge and Son. Good; 4.5 x 7.25 Hardback in Good condition. Damage to spine. Foxing . throughout. Missing endpapers.. 1847. Hardcover. Full title: A Practical Treatise on Dying Woollen, Cotton and Silk: Including Recipes for Lac Reds and Scarlets - Chrome Yellows and Oranges - and Prussian Blues - on Silks, Cottons and Woollens; With Every Improvement in the Art, Made Since the Year 1828; Also, A Correct Description of Sulphuring Woollens. <br><br> An example of a recipe: To Dye Madder Browns dark and rich, on 200lbs. of Cotton Yarn: Prepare the same as for red - give 7 dips in the oil and soda, and two dips in a soda lye of 2° Baume - the more soda, the bluer will be the color. Mordants used to prepare for dying - 18lbs. of nut-galls, 201bs. of alum, 12lbs. of copperas, 3lbs. of blue vitriol, and 1lb. of verdigris - dissolve these in a kettle of water, and strain through a cloth without disturbing the bottom. Work the cotton through this in two pounds each lot twice - well wash. Use for dyeing 260lbs. of madder - use the same process is for red, leaving out the galls and bullocks' blood - after dyeing boil in the dome-kettle, with 32lbs. of soda, for 1-1/2 hour. Take out, wash thoroughly, and dry. A great variety of shades may be produced by using less madder, and more or less of copperas and blue vitriol. ; 1; viii+180 pp. .