The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics Part 9

_Bright Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 1-1/2 lb. Chicago blue 6 B, 20 lb. Glauber's salt, 3 lb. soap. Work at the boil for one hour, then lift, wash and dry.

_Pale Sky Blue._--Make the dye-bath with 1 oz. Chicago blue 6 B, 10 lb.

Glauber's salt, 2 lb. soap. Work at the boil for one hour, then lift, wash and dry.

_Sky Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 1 lb. Diamine sky blue F F, 1 lb.

Turkey-red oil, 20 lb. Glauber's salt. Dye at the boil for one hour.

_Dark Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 2-1/2 lb. Diamineral blue R, 2-1/2 lb. Diamine deep black Cr, 1 lb. Turkey-red oil, 40 lb. Glauber's salt. Dye at the boil for one hour.

_Dark Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 3 lb. Triamine black B, 15 lb.

Glauber's salt, in 50 gallons of water. Enter at 150 F., and boil for one hour. Allow the goods to remain until the water is cold, when the dye-bath will be completely exhausted.

_Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 2 lb. Diamine steel blue L, 2 lb.

soda, 15 lb. Glauber's salt. Dye at the boil for one hour.

_Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 4 lb. Diamine blue B G, 2 lb. soda, 20 lb. Glauber's salt. Dye at the boil for one hour. In shade this is very similar to that got with Diamine brilliant blue G, which however should be used for light shades on account of its brightness. For deep shades Diamine blue B G, is preferable, because of its greater tinctorial power.

_Light Indigo Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 1 lb. Paramine indigo blue, 2 lb. soda, 20 lb. Glauber's salt. Enter at about 150 F., and dye at the boil for one hour.

_Navy Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 4 lb. Paramine navy blue R, 2 lb. soda, 20 lb. Glauber's salt. Enter at about 150 F., and dye at the boil for one hour.

_Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 1 lb. Paramine navy blue R, 2 lb.

soda, 20 lb. Glauber's salt. Enter at about 150 F., and dye at the boil for one hour.

_Navy Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 4 lb. Benzo chrome black blue B, 15 lb. Glauber's salt, 3 lb. soda. Work at the boil for one hour; lift, rinse and dry.

_Grey Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 2 lb. Paramine blue black S, 2 lb. soda, 20 lb. Glauber's salt. Enter at 150 F., and dye for one hour at boil.

_Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 1 lb. Paramine blue B, 2 lb. soda, 20 lb. Glauber's salt. Enter at about 150 F., and dye at the boil for one hour.

_Slate Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 1/4 lb. Diamine black B H, 3/4 oz. Diamine fast yellow B, 2 lb. soda, and 10 lb. Glauber's salt. Dye at the boil to shade.

_Deep Blue._--Use 3-1/4 lb. Diamine blue B X, 1/2 lb. Oxydiamine black N, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb. Glauber's salt at the boil for one hour.

_Blue._--Dye at the boil for one hour with 1-1/2 lb. Diamine sky blue, 2 oz. Diamine green B, 2 lb. soda and 10 lb. Glauber's salt.

_Navy._--Dye with 1 lb. Dianil dark blue R, 8 oz. Dianil black C R, 5 lb. soda and 20 lb. salt at the boil for one hour.

_Dark Navy._--Use 2 lb. Dianil blue B, 2 lb. Dianil dark blue R, 3/4 lb.

Dianil black C R, 2 lb. soda and 25 lb. salt, working at the boil for one hour.

_Deep Blue._--Dye with 3-1/2 lb. Diamine blue black E, 5 lb. soda and 20 lb. Glauber's salt at the boil for one hour.

_Deep Blue._--Dye with 3 lb. Zambesi black B R, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb.

Glauber's salt at the boil for one hour.

_Dark Navy._--Use 3 lb. Dianil dark blue R, 3 lb. caustic soda 70 Tw., and 25 lb. salt, working at the boil for one hour.

_Violet Blue._--Dye with 3 lb. Dianil dark blue 3 R and 25 lb. salt at the boil for one hour.

_Bright Blue._--Use 1 lb. Dianil blue B, and 20 lb. salt, working at the boil for one hour.

_Full Blue._--Dye with 3 lb. Brilliant azurine 5 G, 5 lb. common salt, 5 lb. phosphate of soda and 2 lb. soap at the boil for one hour.

_Dark Blue._--Dye with 3 lb. Erie blue B X, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb.

Glauber's salt at the boil for one hour.

_Pale Blue._--Dye with 1 lb. Chicago blue 6 B, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb.

salt at the boil for one hour.

_Deep Blue._--Dye with 1-1/2 lb. Oxydiamine black A, 2 lb. Diamine deep blue R, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb. Glauber's salt at the boil for one hour.

_Blue._--Dye with 6 oz. Diamine blue 3 B, 1-1/2 oz. Diamine sky blue F F, 3 lb. soda and 10 lb. Glauber's salt.

_Navy._--Dye with 4 lb. Diamine new blue R, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb.

Glauber's salt at the boil for one hour.

_Dark Navy._--Dye with 1-3/4 lb. Diamineral blue R, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb. Glauber's salt at the boil for one hour.

_Sky Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 6 oz. Diamine sky blue F F, 3 lb.

soda and 10 lb. Glauber's salt, working at the boil for one hour.

_Dark Blue._--Use in the dye-bath 3 lb. Diamine blue R W, 2 lb. soda and 20 lb. Glauber's salt, working at the boil for one hour.

_Dark Blue._--Prepare the dye-bath with 3 lb. Triamine black B T, and 15 lb. Glauber's salt; work at the boil to shade.

_Blue._--Use 2 lb. Direct indigo blue and 15 lb. Glauber's salt; work at the boil.

_Bright Blue._--Use in the dye-bath 3 lb. t.i.tan como S N, 2 lb. acetic acid and 20 lb. salt, working at the boil for one hour.

_Turquoise Blue._--Dye with 1 lb. Diamine sky blue, 1 oz. Diamine fast yellow B, 2 lb. soda and 10 lb. Glauber's salt, working at the boil to shade.

_Dark Navy._--Use 4 lb. t.i.tan navy R, and 20 lb. salt at the boil for one hour.

_Green Blue._--Dye with 1 lb. Dianil blue G, 2-1/2 oz. Dianil yellow G, 1 lb. soda and 20 lb. salt at the boil for one hour.

Many more formulae could have been given, but the above will perhaps suffice; they include all the best of the direct blues. Paler tints of blue may be got by using from 1 to 2 per cent. of any of these blues and also of the many direct blacks now on the market. The direct blues as a rule have a good degree of fastness to light.

_Lilac._--Prepare a dye-bath with 1/4 lb. Hessian brown 2 M, 1 oz. Azo mauve A M, 1 lb. soap, 2 lb. soda, 10 lb. salt. Work at the boil for one hour, then lift, wash and dry.

_Plum._--Dye with 3 lb. Oxydiamine violet G, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb. salt.

_Dark Plum._--Use in the dye-bath 3 lb. Oxydiamine violet B, 3 lb. soda and 20 lb. Glauber's salt, working at the boil.

_Violet._--Make the dye-bath with 3/4 lb. Oxydiamine violet B, 1 lb.

soda and 10 lb. Glauber's salt, and dye at the boil to shade.

_Violet._--Dye with 12 oz. Dianil blue 4 R, 2 oz. Dianil blue B and 10 lb. salt at the boil.