Violet Shades On Wool
Violet shades can only be obtained from the coal-tar colours, and of
these there are not many. The recipes which are given below will serve
to show what dye-stuffs are available, and will give some idea of the
tints they dye.
#With Direct Dyes.# Pale Violet.--Prepare the dye-bath with 1/2 lb.
Sulphon Cyanine, 1/4 lb. Geranine B, 5 lb. Glauber's salt, and 5 lb.
acetate of ammonia, working at the boil for o
e hour.
#With Basic Dyes.# Violet.--The dye-bath is made with 1 lb. Methyl
Violet 3 B, and 10 lb. Glauber's salt. A fine pure shade of violet is
obtained. Methyl Violet is made in many brands, distinguished as B,
B B, 2 B, 4 B, etc. By using either one or the other of these, a
variety of tints of violet, from a red shade with Methyl Violet R
through violet (B) to a violet blue with Methyl Violet 7 B, can be
dyed.
#Puce.#--A very bright shade of puce is dyed by using Methyl Violet R,
and 10 lb. Glauber's salt.
#With Acid Dyes.# Violet.--Make the dye-bath with 2 lb. Acid Violet
4 B S, 10 lb. Glauber's salt, and 2 lb. sulphuric acid. This gives a
pure violet shade. If Acid Violet 6 B S be used a bluer shade is
obtained.
Reddish Puce.--A very bright red tint of puce is obtained by using
2 lb. Acid Violet 4 R S, 10 lb. Glauber's salt, and 2 lb. sulphuric
acid.
Bluish Violet.--Make the dye-bath with 3 lb. Acid Violet 5 B, 10 lb.
Glauber's salt, and 2 lb. sulphuric acid, working at the boil for one
hour.
Lavender.--Use 4 oz. Acid Violet 5 B, 1 oz. Azo Fuchsine G, 1/16 oz.
Fast Green bluish, 10 lb. Glauber's salt and 2 lb. sulphuric acid.
Deep Violet.--A fine deep shade is obtained by using 2-3/4 lb.
Chromotrop 6 R, 2-1/2 lb. Cyanine B, 10 lb. Glauber's salt, and (p. 161)
2 lb. sulphuric acid, working at the boil for one hour.
Mauve.--Use 2 lb. Acid Mauve B, 10 lb. Glauber's salt, and 2 lb.
sulphuric acid.
Bright Violet.--Use 2 lb. Formyl Violet S 4 B, 10 lb. Glauber's
salt, and 2 lb. sulphuric acid.
Bright Violet.--Use 2 lb. Acid Violet 6 B N, 10 lb. Glauber's salt,
and 2 lb. sulphuric acid.
Violet.--Use 2 lb. Acid Violet N, 2 lb. sulphuric acid, and 10 lb.
Glauber's salt.
#With Mordant Dyes.# Violet.--Mordant the wool with 3 lb. bichromate
of potash and 2 lb. tartar, and dye with 10 lb. Chrome Violet.
Dark Violet.--Mordant as in the last recipe. Then dye with 3 lb.
Chrome Bordeaux 6 B double and 2 lb. Brilliant Alizarine blue G.