COLOUR BLENDING

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2734, 17 May 1924, Page 1

COLOUR BLENDING

With experience you can learn the art of blending’ colours to get unusual and attractive shades in dyeing clothes. But remember, when mixing to see that you do not mix various brands of: dyes or the results may be disa-strous! You will learn, too, to economise in dyer Ror instance, you. want a pink slip dyed mauve, and a cream silk jumper blue. The one pot of blue 'lye will suffice, first you will dye your cream jumper, then put it in the pink slip, which if a real pink-—• not a deep salmon, for instance — will come out a pretty shade of mau-

The first plunge into the dye-bath is a crucial moment, for then it is that streaks appear if you are not careful to keep on stirring- with a wooden spoon while the articles boil. Never hang your dyed clothes in the sun, and do not allow them to dry and then redamp them, but iron while still damp. Do not roll ap your dyed garments until ready* to iron. Hang or spread them outside in a shady spot. Do not expect silk and wool jo dye (lie same colour its cotton goods for they won’t. Tf yon know nothing about colour blending', do not.try to dye a frock a new colour without lirst consulting someone who docs know. Here are a few simple rules about colour blending:— Saxe-blue dyed in a light solution of rose-pink will become mauve. Bright yellow dipped in a bright blue makes apple green, more blue will make it jade. Rose-pink dipped in it weakish solution of saxe or bright blue makes mauve. A crrttm frock will 'dye a duller and often a prettier shade of mauve than it white one, if dipped in mauve dye, and a saxe blue dipped in mauve makes a pretty 'and uncommon shade of violet.

Generally speaking, most light colours dvr it deeper shade of the same “colour family” with the greatest success. A yellow, for instance. will become a good fawn or brown, a blue, or mauve will dye a good purple, a pink will dye a fine cardinal red or rose colour. A pale yellow dipped in rose (weak solution) will make it salmon pink.