The dyer's instructer

David Smith

Simpkin and Marshall, 1876 - Color in the textile industries - 380 pages

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Drab 3 Heavy Drab 4 Slate Colour	6

Light Green WOOL DYEING PAGE	7

Darker Shade of Green 7 Light Blue	8

Logwood Blue 9 Sage Drab	9

Black	10

Fast Blue Black	11

California Colour 13 Darker Shade of California Colour	12

Fawn Drab 15 Dark Fawn Drab 16 Madder Drab	13

Ponque 9 Grain Crimson 10 Grain Crimson	162

Buff and White 12 Buff 13 Straw Colour and White	163

Straw Colour 15 Yellow and White 16 Yellow	164

Lac Scarlet and White 18 Lac Scarlet 19 Grain Scarlet and White	165

Grain Scarlet 21 Light Orange and White	166

Orange 23 Sky Blue and White	167

Sky Blue 25 Saxon Blue and White	168

Saxon Blue 27 Light Green and White	169

Fuller Shade of Madder Drab 18 Dark Shade of Madder Drab 19 Blue Slate Colour	14

Crane Blue 21 Fancy Bloom 22 Silver Drab 23 Redder Shade of Silver Drab	15

Very Light Shade of Drab 25 Light Drab Yel lower Shade than No	16

Vicuna Drab 27 Redder Shade of Vicuna 28 Fine Red Laven	17

Light Olive 30 Greener Olive 31 Redder Shade of Olive	18

Dark Olive 33 Darker Green Olive	19

Dark Green Olive Chromed 35 True Olive	20

Vant Colour near Canary Colour	21

Light Brown 38 Middle Brown 39 Darker Brown	22

True Brown 41 Light Green	23

Moss Green 43 Good Bottle Green Chromed	24

Invisible Green 45 Bottle Green True Colour	25

Violet or Mulberry 47 Fine Claret	26

Darker Claret 49 Russian Brown 50 Dark Brown	27

A Lac Scarlet 51 B Full Pink 52 Wine Colour	28

Royal Blue 54 Grain Crimson	29

Grain Scarlet 56 Full Yellow 57 Orange	30

Canary Colour 59 Sky Blue	31

Buff 2 Buff COTTON DYEING PAGE	32

Buff or Nankin 4 Straw Colour	33

Flesh Colour 6 Safflower Pink	34

Light Pink 8 Scarlet	35

Light Cinnamon Brown 10 Darker Shade of Light Brown	36

Dark Shades of Brown 12 Chrome Yellow 13 Darker Shade of Chromed Yellow	37

Full Chrome Orange	38

Fast Drab 16 Fast Blue	39

Lavender 18 Lilac	40

Silver Drab 20 Good Light Drab 21 Fuller Shade	41

No 20	42

Full Yellow Drab 26 Light Buff 27 Light Blue	43

Light Extract Green 29 Middle Shade of Green	44

Dark Shade of Green 31 Chromed and Fast Greens	45

Light Catechu Brown 33 Darker Catechu	46

Dark Catechu Brown 35 Full Dark Catechu Brown	47

Full Yellow Scar let 37 Barwood	48

Imitation of Tur key Red 39 Various Shades of Silver Drab	49

Various Shades of Fawn Drab 41 Good Black	50

Good Black to stand Milling and Scouring 43 Fast Black	51

Fast Purple 45 Fast Lavender	52

Sky Blue 47 Bark Yellow	53

Other Yellows 49 Peachwood	54

Crimsons and Pinks 51 Clarets	55

Ruby 53 Plum Colour	56

Maroon 55 Blue Purple	57

Full Purple 57 Saxon Blue	58

Flat Royal Blue 59 Bright Royal Blue 60 Victoria Blue	59

Napoleon Blue 62 On Bleaching Cotton	60

How to spend Catechu 64 How to make the Spirits for Cotton Dyeing purposes 65 On Steeping 66 How to spend Annotta 67 How to spend Tur meri...	63

Lavender 2 Lavender No 2	64

Spirit Yellow 5 Wold Yellow 6 Bark Yellow	66

Turmeric Yellow 8 Orange Colour	67

Grain Crimson	68

Grain Scarlet 11 Sky Blues from Extract	69

Sky Blues from Prussiate	70

Mazarine Blne 13 B French Blue 14 Royal Blue	71

Blue Black	72

Common Full Black SILK DYEING PAGE	73

Dark Browns of different shades 19 California Browns and Olive	74

Another mode of Dyeing Red Browns	75

Acid Brown 23 LightClaret Brown 24 Dark Claret Brown 25 Clarets and Choc olates	77

Another mode of Dyeing Clarets Chocolates 27 Mock Crimsons dyed different ways	78

Olive 29 Purples 30 Maroons	79

Maroons another way 32 Ruby 33 Daunce Black	80

Violet 36 Light Green	81

Middle Green 38 Dark Green	82

Bottle Green 40 Other Greens of different Shades	83

Fast Green with a Blue bottom 42 Light Olives of different Shades	84

Flesh Colour or Buff 44 Salmon	85

Gold Colour 46 Yellow Fawn Drab	86

Fawn Drab 48 Flat Drab 49 Heavy Drabs	87

Slate Drab 51 Bronze Drab	88

Another mode of Dyeing Drabs	89

Sour Browns	90

and how to make the Spirits for the same 56 Pinks from Peach 59 Real Paris Blacks	93

WOOLLEN YARN DYEING PAGE	97

California Colour 4 Bright Vicuna 5 Light Fiery Brown	98

Middle Olive 7 Red Lavender 8 Red Drab	99

Ruby 10 Wine Colour 11 Fine Claret	100

Yellow Brown 13 Middle Green 14 Good Brown	101

Dark Purple 16 Sea Green	102

Dark Brown 18 Dark Drab 19 Maroon	103

Scarlet 21 Cinnamon Brown 22 Grain Crimson	104

Full Pink 24 Salmon Colour 25 Full Grain Rose	105

Light Buff 27 Light Yellow	106

Orange 29 Bottle Green 30 Invisible Green	107

Dark Blue 32 Blue Black 33 Full Black	108

Royal Blue 35 Apple Green	109

Light Olive 37 Dark Olive 38 Brown Olive	110

Fawn Drab 40 Dove Colour 41 Blue Lavender	111

Sky Blue 43 Saxon Blue 44 Sage Drab	112

Chromed Green 46 Dark Chromed Green 47 Light and Dark Claret	113

Mock Crimson 49 Grain Maroon 50 Dark Chocolate	114

Heavy Brown 52 Dark Claret Brown 53 Darker Claret Brown	115

Full Red Brown 55 Full Yellow Brown 56 Darker Yellow Brown	116

Dark Olive 58 Darker Shade of Olive 59 Very Dark Claret	117

WORSTED YARN DYEING PAGE	118

Full Red Purple 4 Royal Blue 5 Grain Maroon	119

Mock Crimson 7 Claret 8 Light Vicuna	120

Dark Vicuna 10 Oak Drab 11 Bottle Green	121

Apple Green 13 Knot Green 14 Sea Green	122

Dark Sea Green 16 Mock Maroon 17 Green Olive	123

Dark Olive 19 Dahlia 20 Ruby	124

Apple Green 22 Invisible Green 23 Bottle Green	125

Brown Olive 25 Green Olive 26 Canary Colour	126

Full Yellow 28 Orange 29 Grain Crimson	127

Rose 31 Pink	128

Imitation of Indigo Blue 33 Light Brown 34 Claret Brown	129

Snuff Colour 36 Full Black 37 Blue Black	130

Fawn Drab 39 Lilac 40 Lavender	131

Light Puce 42 Slate Drab 43 Sage Drab	132

Red Cinnamon Brown 45 Dark Brown 46 Dark Red Brown	133

Grain Scarlet 48 Salmon 49 Sky Blue	134

Saxon Blue 51 Dove Colour	135

WOOLLEN DYEING PAGE	136

Full Red Crimson	142

Light Rose 16 Rose Colour	143

Yellow 18 Full Yellow	144

Sky Blue 1 Pink and White 2 Pink 20 Dove Colour	145

Crimson 22 Green	146

Royal Blue 24 Dark Royal Blue 25 Royal Blue 26 Royal Blue	147

Royal Blue 28 Royal Blue Gold Lists 29 Green	149

Purple 31 Dark Brown	150

Dark Claret Brown 33 Black	151

Peachwood Red 35 Green	152

Chestnut Brown 37 Dark Green 38 Claret Brown	153

Chromed Green 40 Claret 41 Brown Olive	154

Mule Drab 43 Stone Drab 44 Fawn Drab	155

Nut Brown 46 Good Light Claret 47 Good Crimson	156

Good Logwood Blue 49 Logwood Blue 50 Yarn and Woollen Piece Dyeing	157

New mode of Dye ing Logwood Blues 52 Maroon	158

DAMASK DYEING PAGE	159

Salmon and White 4 Salmon 5 Rose Colour	160

Rose Colour 7 White and Ponque Colour	161

Light Green 29 Middle Green and White	170

Middle Green 31 Cinnamon Brown and White	171

Cinnamon Brown 33 Light Fawn	172

Darker Fawn 35 Light Silver Drab 36 Darker Silver Drab	173

Mock Crimson	174

Sea Green 39 Coffee Brown 40 Black	175

MOREEN DYEING PAGE	176

Full Orange 4 Light Orange 5 Full Grain Scarlet 6 Grain Scarlet	177

Light Lac Scarlet 8 Full Lac Scarlet	178

Light Yellow 10 Full Yellow 11 Straw Colour	179

Buff 13 Light Grain Crim	180

Dark Grain Crim son 15 Coffee Brown	181

Sea Green 17 Mock Crimson	182

Black 19 Light Silver Drab 20 Full Silver Drab	183

Light Fawn 22 Darker Fawn	184

Cinnamon Brown 24 Darker Cinnamon Brown	185

Middle Green 26 Dark Green 27 Light Green	186

Darker Green 29 Light Saxon Blue 30 Dark Saxon Blue	187

Light Red Crimson 32 Full Red Crimson 33 Light Rose Colour	188

Full Rose Colour 35 Light Salmon 36 Full Salmon	189

Light Pink 38 Full Pink	190

TWOCOLOURED DAMASK DYEING PAGE	191

Scarlet and Salmon 5 Scarlet and Rose Colour	193

Light Green and Pink 7 Middle Green and Pink	194

Green and Yellow 9 Green and Salmon 10 Saxon Blue and Rose Colour	195

Sky Blue and Pink 12 Sky Blue and Pink another	196

Blues and Crim sons of different Shades	197

Dark Blue and Orange	198

Dark Blue and Light Orange	199

Ruby and Blue	200

Yellow and Blue 19 Orange and Blue 20 Scarlet and com mon Blue 21 Coffee and Royal Blue 1 Scarlet	201

Light Orange	204

Full Orange 4 Light Yellow 5 Full Yellow	205

Grain Crimson 7 Ash Drab	206

Silver Drab CAMLET DYEING PAGE	207

Maroon 12 Light Brown	208

Dark Brown 14 Claret Brown	209

Light Purple	210

Middle Purple 17 Dark Purple 18 Another Mode of dyeing Purples	211

Blue Black 20 Full Black	212

Royal Blue	213

Green 23 Bottle Green	214

Light Yellow 2 Full Yellow	215

Silver Drab 4 Ash Drab	216

Fawn Drab 6 Saxon Blue	217

Grain Crimson 8 Scarlet LASTING DYEING PAGE	218

Light Orange 10 Full Orange	219

Maroon 12 Light Brown	220

Green 14 Bottle Green	221

Blue Black 16 Full Black	222

Claret Brown	223

Dark Brown 19 Light Purple	224

Middle Purple 21 Dark Purple	225

Royal Blue	226

Another Mode of Dyeing Purples	227

SHOT COBOURG DYEING PAGE	228

Yellow and Blue 3 Orange and Blue 4 Crimson and Blue	229

Ruby and Blue 6 Lavender and Pink	230

Green and Pink 8 Lavender and Crimson	231

Dark Sky and Crimson 10 Light Green and Salmon	232

Green and Pink 12 Green and Claret	233

Green and Purple 14 Black and Crim	234

Light Olive and Crimson	235

Orange and Purple 17 Royal Blue	236

Green and Orange Full Pink	237

SILK STRIPED ORLEANS FROM BLACK WHITE AND COLOURED WARPS PAGE	238

Brown Olive from Black Warp 4 Red Brown from Purple Warp	239

Dark Claret from Black Warp 6 Chromed Brown from Purple Warp	240

Claret Brown from Claret Warp 8 Dark Claret Brown from Claret Warp 9 Chromed Claret	241

from Purple Warp 10 Dark Claret from Purple Warp 11 Ruby from Violet Warp 12 Light Claret from Purple Warp	242

Darker Claret from Claret Warp 14 Adelaide from Black Warp 15 Dark Mulberry from Black Warp 16 Adelaide from Black Warp	243

Violet from Violet Warp	244

Royal Blue from White Warp 19 Lavender from White Warp	245

Red Brown from Purple Warp 21 Green from White Warp	246

Solid Grain Pink from White Warp	247

COLOURED ORLEANS FROM BLACK WARPS PAGE	248

Claret 4 Dark Claret	249

Blue Claret 6 Violet	250

Adelaide 8 Dark Claret Brown	251

Dark Brown Olive 10 Green Olive	252

Darker Green Olive 12 Chromed Green	253

Invisible Green 14 Blue Black 15 Full Black	254

COLOURED ORLEANS AND COBOURGS FROM WHITE WARPS PAGE	255

Red Brown	256

Coffee Browu 4 Light Claret 5 Middle Claret	257

Dark Claret 7 Chromed Claret 8 Adelaide	258

Mulberry 10 Apple Green	259

Light Olive 12 Dark Green Olive	260

Brown Olive 14 Dark Green	261

Invisible Green 16 Red Claret 17 Red Brown	262

Dark Brown 19 Silver Drab	263

Dark Silver Drab 21 Stone Drab	264

Madder Drab 23 Lavender Drab	265

Pink 25 Sea Green	266

Sky Blue 27 Full Black	267

COLOURED MERINOS PAGE	268

Grain Maroon 4 Full Grain Crimson 5 Pink	269

Salmon 7 Grain Rose 8 Light Orange	270

Yellow 10 Grain Scarlet 11 Lac Scarlet	271

Light Pea Green 13 Sea Green 14 Apple Green	272

Bottle Green 16 Invisible Green 17 Chromed Green	273

Chromed Invisible Green 19 Purple 20 Light Chromed Purple	274

Violet 22 Ruby 23 Maroon	275

Light Claret 25 Middle Claret	276

Full Red Brown	277

Dark Coffee Brown 31 Adelaide 32 Mulberry	278

Light Sky Blue 34 Dark Sky Blue 35 Lavender	279

Red Lavender 37 Madder Drab 38 Full Drab	280

Silver Drab 40 Blue Black 26 Full Claret 41 Full Black	281

WOOLLEN SHAWL DYEING PAGE	282

Bloomy Royal Blue 3 Light Rose	283

Full Rose 5 Light Salmon	284

Red Brown Stan dard	290

Dark Purple Stan dard 4 Drab Standard	291

Drab Standard 6 Grey or Quaker Drab Standard 7 Slate Standard	292

Dove Standard old way 9 Dark Dove Stan dard new	293

Light Dove Stan dard 11 Fawn Drab Stan dard 12 Lavender Standard	294

Sulphate of Indigo 14 Blue Standard 6 Full Salmon 7 Melon 8 Yellow 9 Orange 10 Yellow Buff 11 Light Buff PADDING PAGE	295

Prussiate of	296

Claret Standard 19 To Pad Claret 20 To Pad Black	297

To make Acetate of Copper 22 Stone Drab Stan dard 23 Orange Standard	298

Light Olive Stan dard 25 To pad dark shades of Olive 26 Lilac	299

Slate Standard 28 First Shade Yel low Stone Drab 29 Second Shade 12 Full Buff 13 Scarlet 14 Lavender 15 Sky Blue Stone Drab	300

Third Shade 31 Cinnamon Stan dard 32 To Pad Cinnamon	301

To Pad Estariazer Colour 34 To Pad Slate Col ours 35 Dark Green Stan dard	302

Pale Green 37 Sky Blue Standard	303

Drab Preparation or another Mode of Padding Drab	304

To Pad different shades of Drab 41 Sky Blue	305

Royal Blue	306

ADDITIONAL RECEIPTS WITH PATTERNS PAGE	320

NATURE AND USE OF DYEWARES PAGE	355

EXAMINATION OF WATER BY TESTS	363

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Common terms and phrases

15 Pieces according to shade add 1 lb add 1 quart add a little Alum Annotta Archil Blue Spirits Blue Vitriol Boil 1 hour Boil 40 minutes Boil half boiling heat Brown Tartar Camwood Chrome clean vessel clear Liquor Copperas Vat COTTON & WORSTED Cotton Dye CRIMSON dark darker shades Dry Cochineal dyed by adding Finish with 20 gill of Liquid give 10 turns GREEN half an hour Liquid Extract Logwood Madder mode of dyeing Muriate of Tin Nitrate of Iron Nitrate of Tin noggin Oil of Vitriol Old Fustic OLIVE Paste Cochineal Paste Cudbear Peachwood Pearlash pints of Nitrate pints of Spirits Prussiate of Potash PURPLE quart of Oil quarts of Nitrate quarts of Spirits Red Argol sadden Safflower SCARLET shade is required spoonfuls of Liquid Sumac Super Argol tub of cold Turmeric Twaddell vessel with 20 warm water WARP wash White Argol WORSTED DAMASKS Worsted Dye Yellow Young Fustic

Popular passages

Page 285 - Colours, and how they are mixed. It is difficult, however, to convey to any person not acquainted with matching, the nicety of bringing up the particular hue required. It can be obtained only by practice. NB— Though there are many different colours or tints in the works of nature, and also in objects produced by art, yet all the colours that we see, or can imagine, are formed of only three colours, called the primary colours, viz.‎

Appears in 4 books from 1838-1876

Page 285 - JBy adding more blue to the mixture, we make violet. Brown, lilac, drab, grey, and other colours or tints, are in the same manner formed by mixing the primary colours. White is perfect lightness, or the absence of all colour, and black is perfect darkness. Properly speaking, white and black are not colours, but they are seen both in nature and art. Snow gives us one of the best examples of whiteness ; and pure linen and cotton cloth and paper are likewise very white. White is sometimes called blank,...‎

Appears in 4 books from 1838-1876

Bibliographic information

Title	The dyer's instructer
Author	David Smith
Edition	3
Publisher	Simpkin and Marshall, 1876
Original from	Oxford University
Digitized	2 May 2006
Length	380 pages

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