Note 7 — PART II.
Reading edition
BLUE NO. 1.
Indigo carmine 400 grammes.
Alum 100 „
Oxalic acid 150 „
Boiling water 1¼ litre
Gum water prepared in proportion of 1 kilogram to the litre 1¼ litre
GREEN NO. 1.
Gum water as above 12 litres.
Cuba lac 12 „
Alum 1 kilogram, 500 grammes.
Oxalic acid 2 „
Indigo carmine 4 „
BOUILLON FOR THE GREENS AND BLUES.
Boiling water 12 litres.
Alum 600 grammes
Oxalic acid 750 „
Gum water 12 „
SKY BLUE FOR WOOLLEN STUFF WITH COTTON WARP.
First solution.—Boiling water 4 litres.
Cyanuret of iron and potash 800 grammes.
Second solution.—Boiling water 2 „
Tartaric acid 300 „
Third solution.—Cold water 3 „
Sulphuric acid 300 „
Pour in the first solution, then the second and third, agitating the color with a spatula after each new addition.
The following mixture is afterwards applied to the stuff:—
Gum water 12 litres.
Water 6 „
Blue No. 1 for wool 3 „