The American Quilt: A History of Cloth and Comfort, 1750-1950The most important, comprehensive, and sumptuously illustrated addition to the literature of quilting since Quilts in America. |
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... mordant . " ( The only di- rect dyeing was from berries and tree bark such as walnut , and some very few other dyestuffs . ) It is appropriate to discuss mordants before dyes , be- cause the mordant not only caused the dye to bind to ...
... mordant . " ( The only di- rect dyeing was from berries and tree bark such as walnut , and some very few other dyestuffs . ) It is appropriate to discuss mordants before dyes , be- cause the mordant not only caused the dye to bind to ...
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... mordant , this was the only way to impart a design with indigo dye . Seventeenth- and 18th - century Eu- ropeans copied from India the practice of painting with wax on the fabrics to be resist - dyed . Later , wood blocks and paste were ...
... mordant , this was the only way to impart a design with indigo dye . Seventeenth- and 18th - century Eu- ropeans copied from India the practice of painting with wax on the fabrics to be resist - dyed . Later , wood blocks and paste were ...
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... mordant , the colors it produced were not fast . Nonethe- less , it continued to be used , especially on wools , well into the 20th century . It was also possible to produce a purple or violet from mordanting madder , and many of the ...
... mordant , the colors it produced were not fast . Nonethe- less , it continued to be used , especially on wools , well into the 20th century . It was also possible to produce a purple or violet from mordanting madder , and many of the ...
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