The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer

About this eBook

Author

Paul, Alexander (Instructor in feather dyeing)

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Chris Jordan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TP: Technology: Chemical technology

Subject

Dyes and dyeing -- Feathers

Category

Text

eBook-No.

45339

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45339

Release Date

April 6, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE PRACTICAL Ostrich Feather Dyer ,
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.TESTIMONIALS.
4. 4.OSTRICH FEATHER DYEING. — GROWTH OF THE OSTRICH FEATHER TRADE DURING THE PAST TWELVE YEARS IN THIS COUNTRY. — THE BIRD, ITS PLUMAGE AND HABITS. — BRIEF SKETCH OF DYESTUFFS USED BY ME IN MY METHOD OF DYEING. — LOGWOOD. — TURMERIC. — BICHROMATE OF POTASH. — ARCHIL. — SAFRANINE. — OXALIC ACID. — INDIGO BLUE. — SULPHURIC ACID. — COPPERAS. — BISMARCK BROWN. — CONCENTRATED COTTON BLUE. — ROCCELINE.
5. 5.DYEING RECIPES. — WHITE. — BLEACHING, OR WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED CLEANING. — BLEACHING LIGHT COLORS WHITE. — LIGHT PINK. — LIGHT BLUE. — ECRU. — CREAM COLOR. — SILVER GRAY. — BISMARCK BROWN. — SEAL BROWN. — NAVY BLUE. — CARDINAL. — CRUSHED STRAWBERRY. — PLUM. — OLIVE. — LAVENDER. — OLD GOLD. — GARNET. — TERRA COTTA. — BOTTLE GREEN. — STEEL COLOR. — FELT DRAB. — SLATE COLOR. — ORANGE COLOR. — SCARLET. — MAROON. — LEMON COLOR. — BLACK. — LILAC. — GENDARME BLUE. — TRILEUL. — ARMY BLUE. — PURPLE. — MEDIUM GREEN. — BEIGE. — CORN COLOR. — ELECTRIC BLUE. — MEDIUM BROWN. — MEDIUM BLUE. — MAGENTA. — SEA FOAM. — SALMON. — STONE COLOR. — BRONZE. — CHOCOLATE. — MOSS COLOR. — PLAIN DRAB. — COFFEE COLOR. — PEA GREEN. — OLIVE BROWN. — PROCESS OF DEGRADING OR BLEACHING NATURAL GRAY OR BLACK WHITE.
6. 6.HINTS ABOUT THE DYEHOUSE. — MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. — WASHING RAW STOCK. — SHADING. — PARING, STEAMING AND CURLING.
7. 7.NOTE OF THE PUBLISHER.
8. 8.APPENDIX.
9. 9.GENERAL REMARKS. — UTENSILS. — PREPARATION OF THE FEATHERS. — CLEANING AND BLEACHING OF FEATHERS. — DRYING OR STARCHING. — BLEACHING OR DECOLORING NATURALLY GRAY FEATHERS. — PEROXYD OF HYDROGEN. — LIGHT BLUE. — NAVY BLUE. — GENDARME BLUE. — PLUM OR PRUNE. — LIGHT YELLOW. — MEDIUM YELLOW. — DARK YELLOW. — GOLDEN YELLOW. — OLD GOLD. — GRAY. — PEARL GRAY. — SILVER GRAY. — BROWN. — LIGHT BROWN. — RUST BROWN. — RED BROWN. — COFFEE BROWN. — PUCE. — FAWN. — CHESTNUT BROWN. — HAVANNA. — MUSHROOM. — LIGHT DRAB. — BEIGE. — MODES. — RESEDA. — ORDINARY GREEN. — LIGHT GREEN. — MOSS GREEN. — BOG GREEN. — GRASS GREEN. — RUSSIA GREEN. — ROSE. — RED. — FAST ALIZARINE RED. — SCARLET. — PONCEAU. — BORDEAUX. — GARNET (RED). — GARNET (BROWN). — RUBY. — SALMON. — AMARANTH. — BRONZE. — OLIVE. — VIOLET. — HELIOTROPE AND LILAC. — CREAM. — WHITE AND BLACK. — WHITE. — BLACK. — CONTRASTS AND SHADINGS, OR OMBREES. — EDGINGS OR BORDERS. — GILDING AND SILVERING. — FROSTING. — RENOVATING FEATHERS. — DYEING IN THE COLD WAY. — RECAPITULATION OF GENERAL RULES.
10. 10.CONTENTS.
11. 11.INDEX TO RECIPES.
12. 12.INDEX TO SAMPLES.
13. 13.CONTENTS OF APPENDIX.
14. 14.Transcriber's Notes:

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