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Linen samples

These are linen samples I dyed with madder.

 

On the left is bleached 20/1 linen, the middle is 20/2 linen, and the right is undyed 20/2 for comparison.

 

The linen was mordanted in alum and cream of tartar for 2 hours, then dyed with heat for 2 hours, off heat for 10 hours, then on heat for another 5 hours, then off for 2, then washed and dried.

 

I'm fairly pleased with how the middle sample came out.

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Uploaded on March 8, 2006