9. GOLDEN BROWN

[Sidenote: _Golden brown_]

Dissolve 1/4 oz. of dull yellow in 1 pint of water.

Dissolve 1/4 oz. of dull red in 1 pint of water.

Dissolve 1/4 oz. of green in 1 pint of water.

Use 20 tablespoonfuls of dull yellow dye, 5 tablespoonfuls of dull red
dye, 15 tablespoonfuls of green dye to 6 yds. of cloth.

Mordants: Same as in No. 18.

NO. 20. DARK BRONZE

[Sidenote: _Dark bronze_]

Dissolve 1/4 oz. of green in 1 pint of water.

Dissolve 1/4 oz. of dull red in 1 pint of water.

Dissolve 1 oz. of dark blue in 1 pint of water.

Dissolve 1/4 oz. of bright yellow in 1 pint of water.

Use 8 tablespoonfuls of green dye, 12 tablespoonfuls of dull red dye, 4
tablespoonfuls of dark blue dye to 6 yds. of cloth.

Mordants: Same as in No. 18.

Redip in 4 tablespoonfuls of green dye and 5 tablespoonfuls of bright
yellow dye.

Mordants: Repeat the one above.

[Sidenote: _These formulas are the basis for numerous tones_]

"These formulas can be taken as the basis of many other tones and shades
which can be secured by a slight alteration of proportions. By adding a
trifle more dull red, green, indigo, or drab liquid dyes, a color can be
darkened. By using less of these than the formulas call for, the colors
will be lighter. By using more of dull or bright yellow a color can
often be made richer without darkening it. Beginners are cautioned
against making changes until they become familiar with the dyes. In
making new experiments, try them on yard lengths, carefully subdividing
any given formula for both dyes and mordants, and increasing the
proportion of any particular color desired. If the cloth should fail to
take up the dye properly after boiling the full time, increase the
quantity of acid, lifting the cloth out when adding the acid to the dye
bath."

Excellent suggestions by Miss Albee for color schemes in stripes may be
found on pages 64 and 65.

[Mrs. Albee is prepared to furnish any of the foregoing dyes at 20 cents
an ounce. Her address is Mrs. Helen R. Albee, Pequaket, Silver Lake P.
O., N. H.]

[Illustration: _A deep blue wool rug made of carpet yarn_]

Chapter Seven

METHODS OF SPLICING MATERIALS FOR WEAVING

[Sidenote: _Woolens, fine worsteds, ravelings, and cottons_]

Such materials as carpet and oriental wools, fine worsteds, carpet
ravelings, darning and knitting cotton should, in splicing, be run past
each other. In weaving, run the wool through the warp to the