Beech, Franklin · London : Scott, Greenwood ; New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 63
52 THE DYEING OF WOOL FABRICS. may be added, such portions being always in the form of solution. Adding dyes in powder form inevitably leads to the production of colour specks on the finished goods. The reason for thus adding the dye-stuff in portions is that with some dyes the affinity for the… … Fig. 17. — Dye-jigger in Section. added at once it would be absorbed before the cloth had been given one end, and, further, the cloth would be very deep at the front end while it would shade off to no colour at the other end. By adding the dye in portions this difficulty is overcome and more level…
Dyes and dyeing
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