{"id":384,"date":"2020-01-29T01:16:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T01:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/?page_id=384"},"modified":"2020-04-10T12:40:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:40:30","slug":"medieval-dyes-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/?page_id=384","title":{"rendered":"Medieval Dyes &#8211; Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PoD_cover_front-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" width=\"184\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PoD_cover_front-2.png 367w, https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PoD_cover_front-2-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>by Jodi Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\npublished by Spinning Madly, 1995<br>March 2003 revised\nedition\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\nThe perfect dyebook for\nhistorical reenactors.<br>Get authentic, bright colors on wool,\ncotton, linen, and silk.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image004-yarn-drying.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image004-yarn-drying.png 576w, https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image004-yarn-drying-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4>Contains<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Discussion\n\tof 48 historical dyestuffs \n\t\n\t<\/li><li>Thirty-six\n\tnatural dye recipes, tested by the author \n\t\n\t<\/li><li>Results\n\tof the author\u2019s lightfastness tests \n\t\n\t<\/li><li>Recipes\n\tfor scouring fibers \n\t\n\t<\/li><li>Updated\n\trecipes for mordanting before or after dyeing\n\t<\/li><li>Safety\n\tadvice \n\t\n\t<\/li><li>Discussion\n\tof 24 chemicals used in dyeing (What is the difference between\n\t\u201cpotash\u201d and \u201cpearl ash\u201d?) \n\t\n\t<\/li><li>Conversions\n\tbetween traditional \u201cEnglish\u201d and metric units \n\t\n\t<\/li><li>Index\n\tof dyestuffs by common names and by scientific names \n\t\n\t<\/li><li>Annotated\n\tbibliography of over 50 sources for further study \n\t\n\t<\/li><li>Fun\n\tfacts (The Romans used walnut husks as a hair dye. \u201cAlizarin\u201d, a\n\tpigment found in madder root, is named after the Persian word for\n\tmadder dye, \u201c<em>al\n\tlizari\u201d.<\/em>)\n\t\t\n\t<\/li><li>22\n\tblack and white illustrations, by the late C. Ellen Young \n\t\n\t<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image002-dye-sampler.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-471\" width=\"268\" height=\"198\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201c\u2026 <em>a warm and chatty companion in the dye kitchen \u2026.<\/em> Medieval Dyes <em>is a handy and thoughtful resource guide and will hold its own in your fiber library.\u201d<\/em><\/p><cite> <em>Gail Denton, <\/em>Costume &amp; Dressmaker <em>magazine, January 1997<\/em><br> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/onion_skins.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/onion_skins.png 730w, https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/onion_skins-300x118.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption>A range of colors from onion skins<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PoD_cover_front-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" width=\"275\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PoD_cover_front-2.png 367w, https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PoD_cover_front-2-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>To Order Your Copy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Paperback book &#8211; at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Medieval-Dyes-Jodi-Smith\/dp\/1517196515\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><br>E-book for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Medieval-Dyes-Jodi-Smith-ebook\/dp\/B007PSMIIM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kindle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>A Typical Entry:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>Weld<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reseda luteola<\/em><br>dyer&#8217;s mignonette<br><strong>Pigment:<\/strong> luteolin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Plant:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>An annual or\n\t\t\tbiennial plant, native to Britain, Europe, and the Mediterranean.\n\t\t\tThe dye is produced in the leaves. Wild mignonette, <em>Reseda\n\t\t\tlutea<\/em>, gives similar but weaker colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>History:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Greek writer\n\t\t\tDioscorides, in the 1st century a.d., lists weld as a dyeplant.\n\t\t\tThe Romans used weld to dye wedding garments and the robes of the\n\t\t\tVestal Virgins. The Persians used weld dye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Middle Ages,\n\t\t\tweld was grown as a dyeplant throughout Europe and Britain.\n\t\t\tRosetti, writing in Italy, probably in 1548, includes recipes for\n\t\t\tyellow dye, and for a green dye on linen using weld and verdigris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weld continued in\n\t\t\tuse until the 19th century when &#8220;old&#8221; fustic and\n\t\t\tquercitron became more economical yellow dyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Dye:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Weld has the\n\t\t\treputation of not being a very concentrated dye (compared to\n\t\t\tfustic or quercitron), but it is more concentrated than many dye\n\t\t\tflowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weld works best with\n\t\t\ta slightly alkaline dyebath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep the bath well\n\t\t\tstirred because the pigment tends to settle to bottom of pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not boil the\n\t\t\tdyebath, as boiling may make the yellows turn brownish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weld gives lemon\n\t\t\tyellow on wool and silk with alum mordant, greenish&nbsp;yellow\n\t\t\twith copper, and olive with iron. The colors are lightfast. There\n\t\t\tare mixed reports on how successfully weld dyes cotton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Recipe:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Use dried leaves, equal to 1\/2 the weight of fabric.<br>Crumble the leaves and soak in warm water 6 hours.<br>Add a pinch of washing soda and the fibers. Simmer fibers 1 hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\n\t\t\t&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;wool\n\t\t\t&amp; silk &nbsp;\n\t\t\t&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; cotton\n\t\t\t&amp; linen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>alum: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; yellow &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;yellowish brown<br>alum &amp; copper: &nbsp; yellow &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;yellowish brown<br>copper: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; brownish green &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; yellow<br>iron: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;dark greenish brown &nbsp; brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"318\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image008-madder.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image008-madder.png 318w, https:\/\/blog.nepenthe-farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/image008-madder-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><figcaption>This is the illustration for madder.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Jodi Smith published by Spinning Madly, 1995March 2003 revised edition The perfect dyebook for historical reenactors.Get authentic, bright colors on wool, cotton, linen, and silk. 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