155. Scarlet

155.    Scarlet. For 1 pound of goods, boil 13/4 ounces cream of tartar in water in a block-tin vessel; add 13/4 ounces tin spirits, made according to the first receipt in No. 113; boil for 3 minutes, then boil the goods in it for 2 hours; drain and let the goods cool. Next boil 1/4 ounce cream of tartar for a few minutes in some water; add to it 1 ounce powdered cochineal, boil for 5 minutes, adding gradually 1 ounce tin spirits, stirring well all the time; then put in the goods and dye immediately.

156. Common Crimson

156.    Common Crimson. Steep over night in a decoction of 3 pounds sumach; work in spirits diluted 2° Baum'e, wash and then work for 30 minutes in a decoction of 3 pounds limawood and 1 pound logwood; lift, and add a gill of red spirits (see No. 108 (Red Spirits)); work for 15 minutes; wash and dry. A beautiful red crimson is obtained by omitting the logwood; and a diversity of tints dyed by varying the proportions of the limawood and logwood.

157. Light Straw

157.    Light Straw. To a tub of cold water add 4 ounces acetate of lead in solution, work the goods in this for 15 minutes, and wring out; then work for 10 minutes in another tub of water containing 2 ounces bichromate of potassa; wring out, and work again in the lead solution for 10 minutes; wash and dry.

158. Leghorn

158.    Leghorn. This tint is dyed in the same manner as the last, but adding 1/2 pint of annotto liquor (see No. 95 (To prepare Annotto)) to the chrome solution. Different shades may be obtained by using more or less of these stuffs, without varying the mode of working.

159. Annotto Orange

159.    Annotto Orange. Heat the annotto solution (see No. 95 (To prepare Annotto)) to about 140° Fahr.; work the goods in it for 20 minutes; wring out thoroughly in order to economize the liquor, wash in a couple of waters and dry. If the goods are then passed through water with sufficient acid to taste sour, a very red orange, almost scarlet, is obtained, but the tint fades quickly.

160. Logwood Blue

160.    Logwood Blue. Dye first a light blue with the vat (see No. 130 (Indigo Blue Dye for Yarn)), then soak the goods for several hours in a hot decoction of 2 pounds sumach; then work for 15 minutes in water containing 1 pint red liquor (see No. 100 (To make Red Liquor)) and 1 pint iron liquor (see No. 118 (To make Iron Liquor)); wash in two waters, hot; then work for 20 minutes in a decoction of 2 pounds logwood; lift, and add 1/2 pint red liquor, and work again for 10 minutes; wash and dry.

161. Fustic Green on Yarn

161.    Fustic Green on Yarn. Dye a blue with the vat (see No. 130 (Indigo Blue Dye for Yarn)), wash and wring, and then pass through red liquor (see No. 100 (To make Red Liquor)) diluted to 4° Baum'e; wash through a tub of hot water, and then work for 20 minutes in a decoction of 4 pounds fustic; lift, and add 2 ounces alum in solution; work for 15 minutes, wash and dry.