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.



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