Household elegancies : suggestions in household art and tasteful home decorations (1876)
Jones, C. S., Mrs, Williams, Henry T · New York : H. T. Williams · leaf 54
be regulated by making the dye more or less strong bythe addition of spirits of methyl. After removing from the dye, they must belightly shaken out and exposed to the air, in order to dry ofe the spirit and re-move any odor. Another method of coloring certain parts is by using a pink saucer,… … Fig. 18. Basket of Grasses and Dried Flowers. In dyeing some grasses, it is necessary to bleach them, especially if they are ofa deep, and yet disagreeable color. To do this, recourse is had to the chloride oflime, or properly speaking, chlorinated lime, taking two teaspoonf uls; andafter wetting…
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