The dyer's companion : in two parts : part first, containing a general plan of dying wool and woollen, cotton and linen cloths, yarn and thread : also, directions for milling and finishing, stamping and bleaching cloths : part second, contains many useful receipts on dying, staining, painting, &c

Front matter

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DYER'S COMPANIONin TWO PARTS.

PART FIRST. Page

To set a Blue Vat of 1-2 Barrels, 5 Vat and Utensils for Dying, . 6 To fit Cloths for Dying, . . . 7 Other methoils for Blue, . 9, 10 Directions to he observed in

common Colouring, ... 11 To clean a Copper, . . . . 12 A General Rule, .... ibid

For Blue, ibid

For Navy Blue, 13

Prussian Blue.— Compound or

Chyruick, 14

Another method for Blueing

or Compound, ibid

Prussian Blue, 13

For Bottle Green, 18

For Oiive Green, 19

Bud-* Yellow, 21

To lake the ' Colour out of

Scarlet Red, 22, 23

Crimson Red, 24

For Red with Redwood or

Nicaragua, 25

Crimson "lied with Redwood, ibid For Red with Madder, ... 26 For Merroon Red, .... 27 Polished Red with Madder, . ibid For Portable Red, .... 28 For Claret Red, ..... 29

For Claret, ibid

For Madder Red to be dyed a

Clare), ibid

For Scarlet to be dyed Claret

or any dark Colour, . . . 30 For Cherry Colour, .... ibid For Violet Colours, .... 31 For Pink Colour, ibid

For Flesh Colour, ....

For Orange Colour, . . . .

For Brown,

For London Brown, or Cor-

beau with Camwood, . . .

For London Brown, or Cor-

beau with Nicaragua, . . .

London Brown, or Corbeau

with Redwood,

London Brown, 30

For Reddish Brown, . . . .ibid For Spanish Brown, .... 37 For London Smoke, . .... 3a Cinnamon Brown, .... ibid For Smoke Brown, .... ibid For Liver Brown, .... 39 For Olive Brown, . . . 39, 40 For Li*ht Snuff Brown, . . 40 For Dark Snuff Brown, . . 41 For Snuff Brown, . 41, 42, 43 For Bat-win" Brown, . . . 43

For Slate Brown, 44

For Dove or Lead Brown, . ibid For Pearl or Silver Grey, . . 45

For Light Brown, ibid

For Ash Brown, 46

For Drab Brown, ibid

For Drab 46, 47

For Forest Cloth,

. 47

For Liver Drab, 48

For Light Liver Drab, . . . ibid For a Madder Drab, . . . . ibid For a Green I>ab, .... 49 For a Reddish Drab, .... ibid

For Light Drab, 50

For Yeilow Drab, . . . . . ibid For a Dark Yellow Drab, . . ibid For a Forest Brown, .... ibid For a Dark Forest Brown, . 51 For Paris Mud, . . . , . ibid For a Raven Colour, .... ibid For Crow with Copoeras, . . 52 For Crow with Blueing Compound, ibid

For Crow with Blue Vitriol, . 53 For Black, . . . 53, 54, 55, 56 Blue, on Cotton and Linen, . 57 Blue, on do — €oM, .... 59 ' -lue, on do. — Hot, .... ibid To take the Colour out of Silk,

Cotton and Linen. — Hot, . 59 For Green on Silk.. — Hot, . ibid Green, on Cotton and Linen.—

60 ibid ibid ibid 61 ibid Hot,

I Yellow, on do. — Hot, . . 35 Orano-e < 'o'our, on do. — Hot, Flesh Colour, nn do.— Hot, ibidlRed, on do,— Cold, . . .

iv

6z ibid

63 64

ibid m\ ibid 70

ibid

Page.

Reddish Brawn, &a Cotton

and Linen.— -Hot, .... 61 Plumb Colour or Purple, on

Silks.— Hot, ibid

Purple, on Cotton or Lin en. —

Cold,

Brown, on do. — Cold, . . .

Dove or Lead Colour", on do.

Cold,

Olive, on do. — Cold,. . . . •Olive, on Silk, Cotton or Liuen. — Hot,

Light Oiive, on Cotton and

Linen. — Hot,

Slate Colour, on do.— Hot, .

Slack, on do. — Hot, .... iilack, on do.— Cold, . . .

General observations, . . .

Directions for dressing Cloth, For Pulling Cloths, ....

For thin Cloths, . . . . .

To dress Silk and Cotton, &c.

Observations on Colours and Dye-Stufo, ....

— Prussian Blue, ....

— — Bottle Green, ....

Yellow,

— Su'jwlet Red,

, . -"vJrimson,

—Madder Red, ....

Polished Red, ....

Orange Colour, . . .

» Cherry Colour, . . .

——Violet Colours, ....

Pink Colours, ....

Flesh Colour, ....

Brown,

— — Corbeau with Camwood, ——Corbeau with Nicaragua, Corbeau with Redwood, —London Smoke, . . .

——Cinnamon Brown, . .

Oiive Brown, ....

S:iufi* Brown, ....

— — B a t - wi n g, 8 ] a te , Cove, or Lead, Pearl or Silver Grey and Drab, .

Observations on Manufacturing Cloth, $0

Appendix

Introduction, 91

Blue Dying, 105

Preparing goods for Blue, and an explanation of the Dye- Stuffs,

Preparation of Lime, . . .

— - — of Sour Liquors, . . .

To set a Vat of 24 Barrels, as practised in America, . .

To know when a Dye has

come to work,

The Woad or Pastel Vat, .

Another method for Blue, as practised in America, . .

Of setting and working a Vat as practised at Paris in

Prance, ,

The Cold Vat with Urine, Hot Vat with Urine, . .

Re-heating of the Vat with

Urine, :

Blue Vat with Garden-Woad

or Pastel -Woad, . . .

The Vat sot to work, . .

To set a Field Woud Vat, The Manufacturing of Pastel or Garden-Woad as prac tised in France, . . .

Powder of Woad, . . .

Of making Indigo in America On Yellow Dying, . . .

Of Weld,

Of Turmeric,

Of Fustic,

OfRoncou,

Of the Grains of Avignon,

Of Red,

< >f Flame-Coloured Scarlet,

.7S ibid ibid

ibid

ibid ibid ibid

83,' For Scarlet as practised in

ibidj America,

84 Composition for Scarlet, To prepare or Granulate the Ti

ibid! Of Scarlet of Grain,

—Raven, 85 (Preparation of the Wool for

-Crow with Copperas, .

-Crow, with Compound of ibid

Scarlet of Grain, Liquor for the Kermes,

Blueing, 86 Flame-Coloured Scarlet

- row, wth Blue Vitriol, ibid

-Black, jh-'

-Colouring Silk, . . . . 8V

-Dving Cotton and Linen, ibi •ib>: ;i--'-sent situation of

<Jjc Dyers Busiues?, . 89 practised at Leeds and in

France, .

Water for the preparation of Scarlet,

Iteddening.

Scarlet of Gum-Lacquc, m

135 139

14*

150 154' 155

160 ibid lu> ibid

191 192

2(50

203 216.

v

, 232 . 234 ibid

Of the Red of Madder,

For Crisiison,

For Languedoc Crimson, . .

The naturaiCrimson in Grain, Scarlet, of the Dying of Flock or Goat's Hair, ....

The Theory of the Dissolution of Flock, 240

Scarlet of Archil, and the

manner of using it, . . ■ 243 Bastard Scarlet by Archil Red of Brazil or Redwood,

3Page.

Remarks on Indigo, . . . 262

Of Cam wop}, 2#3

Of Cochineal, ibid

Of Brazil or Redwood, . . ibid

Of Nicaragua Wood, . . . ibid

Of Barwood, 26 i

Chyraicaj History of Saunders, ibid

Of Yellow Woods and Drugs, ibid

Of Fustic, £65

246 Of Logwood as a Colouring 247j Drug,

Of Brown, 252 Of Barks in General, . . .

Of Black, 253 j To preserve Dye-Stuffs from ibid 267

Another method for Black, . 255 On the Mixture of Colours, . 259 On Mixing Colours three by

three,

Of Purple, .......

Of Orange,

Of the Mixture of Colours

three by three

-For Fawn Colour and Silver

Grey,

For Silver Grey,

For Tobacco or SnuffColour, Of Colours which will endure

Injury, , . . CCS

The' Cultivation of Teasles, . ibid

Of Sorting Wool, .... 2G9 Of Scouring or Washing of

Wool, 271

Of Manufacturing Cloth, . . 272 Of Milling Cloth, .... ibid Another method for Scouring 27S

Of Finishing Cloth, .... 274 Of Sulphuring and Whites?

ing Woollen Cloth, ... 275 262! To know when Ciotb lias been I well Milled, Finished and

Dyed, 276 ibid

260 ibid

ibid

261 ibid ibid'

PART SECOND. To Jack or harden Leather, for Horseman's Caps, Holsters, &c

To make Varnish for Leather,

To make Liquid Blacking for Boots and Shoes, ....

To prepare Feathers, Fur, and Hair, to receive Red, Yellow or Green, ....

To Colour Feathers, Fur, Stc.

Red,

To Dye Brussels Red, . . .

To Colour Feathers, Fur, Hair, and Woollen or Silk, Bine of any shade, . . .

For Blue on Brussels, . . .

To Colour Feathers, kc. Yellow and Green, ....

For Green on Brussels and Feathers,

For Light Green on Woollen,

To Colour Hats Green on the under side,

To Colour Feathers, &c.

Black, , . , . i s . ..

To Lacker Brass and Tin- Ware, 282

To soften Steel — for engraving. &cc ibid

To make Oil-Cloth for Hats,

Umbrellas, k-c il^id

To make Oil-Cloth for Carpets, ibid

The Chinese- method for rendering; Cloth water-proof, . ibid To boil Oil forPair.t iig, . . ibid To make Stone Colour, . . ibid To make Pearl Colour, . . 283 To make deep Blue, . . . ibid To make Sea Green, . . . ibid Verdigj case Green, .... ibid Orange Colour for Carpets, . ibid To Stack Verdigrt ase, . . . ibid To imake Vermillion, . . . ibid Of Rose Lake, cou>monly

called Rose Pink, . . . . 284

For Prussian Blue, .... ibid To lay Gold Leaf on Carved

or Moulding Work, . 28 ~>

ibid Painting with Milk, . . . . 286

279 ibid

ibid ibid

280 ibid ibid ibid ibid ibid ibid

Vi

Index

Resinous Milk Paint,

To Stain Cherry a Mahogany Colour,

To make Cherry-wood the Colour of Mahogany, . .

i'or a dark Mahogany Colour,

To Stain White Wood Mahogany Colour, ....

To Stain any kind of White Wood a Dark Red, or Light Mahogany Colour, .

To make a Cherry Red on White Wood of any kind,

Red Stain for Wood, . . .

To make Green on any kind o( White Wood, . . . .

To Stain Green,

To Stain a Light Orange Colour,

To Stain Wood Black, . .

Varnish for Wood either

Page.

ibid ibid

ibid ibid

Cure for the Asthma, . .

A certain Cure for the Itch, Cure for the Salt Rheum, Cure for the Rheumatism, Good Cider as easily made as

. bad, ibid

For making Apple Brandy, . ibid To make American Wine, . 300

Currant Wine, ibid

Artificial Claret, 301

Gooseberry Wine, .... ibid

Kaspberry Wine, ibid

Damson Wine, ibid

Wine of Grapes, ibid

Wine of Strawberries or Raspberries, ibid ibid ibid

ibid ibid

ibid

ibid 'Beer without Malt, . .

jGood common Beer, . . .

SbidlFor preserving Apples thro'

A short way forCherry Wine, Black Cherry Wine, .

Mead,

Stained or Painted, .

Varnish, 189; the Winter,

To make Amber or Copal j To Pickle Cucumbers — green,

Varnish ibid To Pickle French Beans,

A Polish for Mahogany Furniture, ibid

To prepare Glue for Use, . ibid

To make Black Ink Powder, ibid

To make Black Ink, ... 290

For Red Ink, 8cc ibid

Cure for the Dropsy, . 290, 91 i Cure for Cancers, . . . 291,292] Cure for the Hydrophobia, 293, 294; Cut e for the Dysentary, 294, 295 For the Dysentary and Cholera, or Vomiting, . . . 295 Cure for St. Anthony's Fire, ibid Recipe for a Consumption, . ibid Cure for the Heart Burn, . . 296 Cure for the Stone, ... . ibid Indian method ofCuring Spitting of Blood 297

A Receipt for Bitters, to prevent the Fever and Ague,

and all other fall fevers, . ibid

Cure for Corns, ibid

To make an Electric Machine, ibid To Cure Children in the worst

stage of Intoxication, . . 298

. . ibid

To Pickle Walnuls, To Pickle Mushrooms, Lemon and Orange Peel, .

To preserve Fruit Green, •Raspberries, . . . •Barberries, . . . .

•f-u wants,

-Walnuts, green, . .

-Cherries,

302 ibid ibid ibid ibid

ibid ibid ibid 303 ibid ibid ibid ibid ibid 304 ibid ibid ibid

To Candy Cherries, . . .

To Candy Pears, Plumbs,

Apricots, &c ibid

Of Jellies, ibid

To make Butter, .... ibid

To preserve Eggs, .... ibid

To Cure Hams, ... . . . 305

To Destroy Bugs, Flies, Ants, &c. on tender plants, . .

To kill Lice on Cattle, . . .

To rid Houses of Bugs, . .

To preserve Wheat and Rye from the Weavil, .... ibid

To preserve IndianCorn from

Birds, ibid

For Inoculating Fruit Trees, To take a Film off a Horse's Eye ibid 306 ibid ibid

Cure for the Ague,

Cure for Almonds of the Ears I Eye, ........ . 307

fallen down, ibid cA Cure for Sheep Biting, . ibid

A Cure for Frost Bitlen Feet, ibid. » To find due North and South, ibid