This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Double-Dyeing. A method of dyeing mixed woolen and cotton goods, by which the wool is first dyed with a color which has no affinity with cotton, after which the cotton is dyed with some color having no affinity for wool.
 
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