No mordant is necessary for these colors when used on silk or woolen; the proper quantity of clear liquid is mixed with slightly warm water, the scum skimmed off, and the goods entered and worked until the required shade is obtained. For dyeing cotton, the cloth is steeped in sumac or tannic acid, dyed in the color, and then fixed by tin; or the cloth may be sumaced and mordanted as usual with tin, and then dyed.

Aniline Dyes

The following recipes are for working pure anilines, and we suggest that to obtain good colors, the dyes used should be those of the Crown Aniline Works (T. H. Eaton and Son, Detroit, Mich). They can be obtained of any reliable druggist who may choose to order them, or the customer can order direct from the manufacturers. It is very important to have clean soft water and clean goods to make good colors. To remove grease from goods, run them through sal-soda water. When you dye, use wood or copper vessels.

Dissolving

Aniline dyes of all colors should be dissolved in water boiling hot, using 10 gallons of hot water to one pound of dye, and smaller quantities in proportion, before being placed in the bath intended for immersing the goods.