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First published in Mcmxvi
by the Ditchling Press
Reprinted, for the sixth time April Mcmxxxviii
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| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Wool, Silk, Cotton and Linen | 1 |
| II. | Mordants | 6 |
| III. | British Dye Plants | 11 |
| IV. | The Lichen Dyes | 16 |
| V. | Blue | 24 |
| VI. | Red | 31 |
| VII. | Yellow | 35 |
| VIII. | Brown and Black | 40 |
| IX. | Green | 43 |
| X. | The Dyeing of Cotton | 46 |
| XI. | The Dyeing of Silk | 56 |
| Glossary | 60 | |
| Bibliography | 63 | |
| Index | 65 |
WOOLS are of various kinds:—
Highland, Welsh and Irish wools are from smallsheep, not far removed from the wild state, withirregular short stapled fleeces.
Forest or Mountain sheep (Herdwick, Exmoor, Cheviot,Blackfaced