Directions for Dying Yarn p. 3

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Another maner to Dye Yarn Green

Dye your yarn Pale Blue & have it washed out
of the Blue Dye quite clean-
Then make a strong Dye of Hickry bark
Black Oak bark & Crab Apple bark and Boyl
all together well - after it is quite strong take
out the Bark and add several pounds of Allum
then Put in your Blue Yarn and stir it
Well in a Coper Kettle ---

To Dye Cotton Green

dye your cotton Blue then wash it clean & and
dip it in Copres & set it in Lye - if you find
it is not deep enough wash it clean and
put it again in the Blue dye

To Dye Cotton Fustian colour

Black Oak Bark Hickory Bark Boiled in a Coper
Kettle add the Allum and dye your cotton yellow
hang it out and dry it - then add your Copres
and dip it untill it gets the shade you
would like----

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