Hellot, Jean, 1685-1766 · London : Reissued by Scott, Greenwood · leaf 312
o take no more colour. A little of the ashes is thenreadded, and more water till it has still less colour. Thismanoeuvre is continued till the saffranum is entiielydeprived of its red, retaining only the yellow, when it isgood for nothing. Silks intended for poppy or fine fire colour should be… … OF CARTHAMUS OR BASTARD SAFFRON 291 for aluming, those silks being intended only to take theresinous colour. When the silks are washed, well drained, and the hanksdistributed on the rods, some lemon juice is added to the liquor,till the colour, which was before a reddish yellow, becomes abeautiful…
Dyes and dyeing
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