The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics Part 19

Glauber's salt.

#With Mordant Dyes.# _Violet_.--Mordant the wool with 3 lb. b.i.+.c.hromate of potash and 2 lb. tartar, and dye with 10 lb. Chrome Violet.

_Dark Violet_.--Mordant as in the last recipe. Then dye with 3 lb.

Chrome Bordeaux 6 B double and 2 lb. Brilliant Alizarine blue G.

BROWN SHADES ON WOOL.

Brown is a very important colour, of which there is an infinite variety of shades and it can be dyed in a great variety of ways and from a variety of dye-stuffs, as will be seen on looking through the recipes which follow, although these do not by any means exhaust the methods by which browns may be dyed on woollen goods, but they may be taken as representative and will serve to show by what combinations of dyes various tints of browns may be obtained.

#With Direct Dyes.# _Brown_.--Make the dye-bath with 1 lb. Nyanza Black B, 2 lb. Congo Brown R, and 20 lb. Glauber's salt, working at the boil for one hour; then lift, wash and dry.

#With Acid Dyes.# _Yellow Brown_.--Make the dye-bath with 1 lb. Azo Carmine, 1 lb. Fast Yellow, 1 lb. Indigo Carmine D, 10 lb. Glauber's salt, and 2 lb. sulphuric acid. A good shade is thus obtained.

_Olive Brown_.--Use 3/4 lb. Azo Acid Violet 4 R, 2 lb. Fast (p. 162) Yellow, 3 oz. Fast Green bluish, 10 lb. Glauber's salt, and 2 lb.

sulphuric acid, working at the boil for one hour; then lift, wash and dry.

_Dark Chestnut_.--Dye in a bath containing 6-1/2 oz. Patent Blue V, 3-1/4 oz. Acid Violet V, 1 lb. Azo Yellow, 2 lb. Orange No. 2, 10 lb.

Glauber's salt, and 2 lb. sulphuric acid, working at the boil for one hour; then lift, wash and dry.

_Mouse_.--Make the dye-bath with 4 oz. Patent Blue V, 1-2/3 oz. Acid Violet N, 13 oz. Orange G, 10 lb. Glauber's salt, and 2 lb. sulphuric acid.

_Deep Seal_.--Dye in a bath containing 1 lb. Orange G G, 1/2 lb.

Patent Blue J 3, 1/2 lb. Azo Yellow, 3-1/4 oz. Acid Violet N, 10 lb.

Glauber's salt, and 2 lb. sulphuric acid.

_Deep Brown_.--Make the dye-bath with 1-3/4 lb. Chromotrop 2 R, 1-1/4 lb. Victoria Yellow, 4 lb. Keton Blue G, 2-1/2 oz. Acid Violet 5 B E, 25 lb. Glauber's salt, and 4 lb. sulphuric acid, working at the boil for one hour.

_Walnut_.--A fine shade can be dyed with 1-3/4 lb. Azo Acid Magenta G, 14-1/2 oz. Patent Blue V, 3/4 lb. Victoria Yellow, 15 lb. Glauber's salt and 2 lb. sulphuric acid.

_Olive Brown_.--Make a dye-bath with 2 lb. sulphuric acid, 10 lb.

Glauber's salt, 1 lb. Azo Fuchsine G, 1/2 lb. Fast Yellow, and 1/2 lb.

Fast Green extra bluish.

_Dark Olive Brown_.--A very fine shade can be dyed with 1 lb. Fast Acid Violet 10 B, 1-1/2 lb. Orange 11, 1/2 lb. Fast Green bluish, 7 oz. Fast Yellow, 20 lb. Glauber's salt, and 3 lb. sulphuric acid.

_Walnut_.--Use 1 lb. Cyanole, 1 lb. Orange extra, 1/2 lb. Archil Subst.i.tute N, 10 lb. Glauber's salt and 2 lb. sulphuric acid, working at the boil for one hour.

_Dark Seal_.--Use 1 lb. Cyanole, 1 lb. Orange extra, 10 lb. Glauber's salt and 2 lb. sulphuric acid.

_Golden Brown_.--A fine shade is dyed with 1-1/4 lb. Victoria (p. 163) Yellow, 9-1/2 oz. Chromotrop 2 R, 3-1/2 oz. Patent Blue V, 10 lb.

Glauber's salt and 2 lb. sulphuric acid.

#With Mordant Dyes.# _Golden Brown_.--Make the dye-bath with 1 lb.

Diamine Fast Red F, 1-1/2 lb. Anthracene Yellow C, and 5 lb. acetate of ammonia. Work for half an hour; then add 5 lb. bisulphate of soda and work for half an hour longer, then add 3 lb. fluoride of chrome, and work for half an hour at the boil.

_Bright Golden Brown_.--Use 3/4 lb. Diamine Fast Red F, 1-1/2 lb.

Anthracene Yellow C, 5 lb. bisulphate of soda, as indicated in the last recipe. The shades so obtained are very fine, and have the merit of being fast to was.h.i.+ng and light.

_Chestnut_.--Give a medium indigo bottom in the vat, then dye in a bath containing 1-3/4 lb. Anthracene Yellow C, 1 lb. Diamine Fast Red F, and 5 lb. bisulphate of soda. Work again for half an hour, then add 3 lb. fluoride of chrome, and work again for another half hour; lift, wash and dry.

_Dark Brown_.--Use a dye-bath containing 1-1/4 lb. Diamine Fast Red F, 3/4 lb. Anthracene Yellow C, 1-1/2 lb. Anthracite Black B, and 5 lb.

acetate of ammonia. After half an hour's boiling, add 5 lb. bisulphate of soda, work half an hour longer, add 3 lb. fluoride of chrome, and work together another half hour; then lift, wash and dry.

_Brown_.--A very fine shade can be dyed in the following way: First give a medium indigo bottom in the vat, then mordant in a bath containing 3 lb. b.i.+.c.hromate of potash and 2-1/2 lb. tartar, and finally dye in a bath made from 1-1/2 lb. Alizarine Orange R, 4 lb.

Diamond Flavine, and 2 lb. acetic acid.

_Dark Seal_.--Give a medium indigo bottom in the vat, and Mordant with 3 lb. b.i.+.c.hromate of potash and 2-1/2 lb. tartar, and finally dye in a bath containing 3-1/2 lb. Alizarine Orange R, 1 lb. Anthracene Brown R, 2 lb. Diamond Flavine, and 2 lb. acetic acid.

_Brown_.--A full shade is dyed by first mordanting with 3 lb. (p. 164) b.i.+.c.hromate of potash and 2 lb. tartar, and then dyeing with 10 lb.

Anthracene Brown W, and 1 lb. Mordant Yellow.

_Buff_.--Mordant as in the last, and dye with 5 lb. Anthracene Brown W, and 1/4 lb. Mordant Yellow O.

_Nut_.--Mordant with 3 lb. b.i.+.c.hromate of potash and 1 lb. oxalic acid, and dye with 20 lb. Diamond Brown.

_Pale Old Gold Brown_.--Mordant as in the last, and dye with 5 lb.

Diamond Brown.

_Dark Violet Brown_.--Mordant as in the last recipes, and dye with 30 lb. Chrome Brown R.

_Bright Chestnut_.--Mordant with 3 lb. b.i.+.c.hromate of potash and 1 lb.

sulphuric acid, and dye with 30 lb. Gambine R.

_Pale Chestnut_.--Mordant as in the last recipes, and dye with 20 lb.

Gambine Y.

_Olive Brown_.--Mordant as in the last recipes, and dye with 10 lb.

Gambine B. The browns dyed with Gambine have the merit of being fast to milling and light.

_Dark Brown_.--Mordant with 3 lb. b.i.+.c.hromate of potash and 2-1/2 lb.

tartar; then dye with 15 lb. Alizarine Brown.

_Bright Buff_.--Mordant as in the last recipe; then dye with 4-3/4 lb.

Alizarine Brown, 4 lb. Alizarine Yellow, 1-3/4 oz. Alizarine Blue D N W, and 2 lb. acetic acid.

_Dark Violet Brown_.--Mordant with 3 lb. b.i.+.c.hromate of potash and 2-1/2 lb. tartar. Then dye with 18 lb. Alizarine Brown, 6 lb.

Alizarine Orange H, and 2 lb. acetic acid.

_Dark Walnut_.--Mordant with 3 lb. b.i.+.c.hromate of potash and 1 lb.

sulphuric acid; then dye with 8 lb. Alizarine Brown, 2 lb. Alizarine Red 3 W S, and 2 lb. Alizarine Yellow G G W.

MODE COLOURS ON WOOL.

Under the general designation of "mode colours" are included a great variety of tints or shades unusually described more specifically (p. 165) as drabs, buffs, greys, fawns, slates, etc. It is impossible here to do more than give a few recipes for their production.

#With Direct Dyes.# _Drab_.--Make a dye-bath with 3 oz. Nyanza Black B, 1-1/2 oz. Chrysamine G, 2 oz. Congo orange R, and 20 lb. Glauber's salt, working at the boil for one hour; then lift, wash and dry.