The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics

The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics, by Franklin

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Title: The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics
Author: Franklin Beech

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THE DYEING OF WOOLLEN FABRICS
by
FRANKLIN BEECH
Practical Colourist and Chemist;
Author of "The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics," Etc,
With Thirty-Three Illustrations

London Scott, Greenwood & Son 8 Broadway, Ludgate Hill, E.C.
Canada: The Copp Clark Co., Ltd., Toronto United States: D. Van Nostrand Co., New York
1902
[All rights remain with Scott, Greenwood & Son.]

PREFACE. (p. iii)
In this little book the author has endeavoured to supply the dyer of woollen fabrics with a conveniently arranged handbook dealing with the various branches of the wool dyeing industry, and trusts that it will be found to meet the want which undoubtedly exists for such a book.
The text on which the book is based is expressed in the title "The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics," and in enlarging upon it the author has endeavoured to describe clearly and in some detail the various processes and operations generally, pointing out the principles involved and illustrating these by numerous recipes, showing the applications of a great variety of dyes in the production of the one thousand and one tints and shades the wool dyer is called upon to produce on the fabrics with which he is working. In pursuance of this plan nothing is said of the composition and properties of the various dyes, mordants, chemicals, etc., which are used. This is information every wool dyer should possess, but the author believes it is better dealt with in books devoted to Chemistry proper.
May, 1902.

CONTENTS. (p. v)
CHAPTER I.
Page THE WOOL FIBRE-- Structure, Composition and Properties...................... 1
CHAPTER II.
PROCESSES PREPARATORY TO DYEING-- Scouring and Bleaching of Wool............................ 15
CHAPTER III.
DYEING MACHINERY AND DYEING MANIPULATIONS-- Loose Wool Dyeing, Yarn Dyeing and Piece Dyeing Machinery................................................. 40
CHAPTER IV.
THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF WOOL DYEING-- Properties of Wool -- Methods of Wool Dyeing -- Groups of Dyes --Dyeing with the Direct Dyes -- Dyeing with Basic Dyes -- Dyeing with Acid Dyes -- Dyeing with Mordant Dyes -- Level Dyeing -- Blacks on Wool -- Reds on Wool -- Mordanting of Wool -- Orange Shades on Wool -- Yellow Shades on Wool -- Green Shades on Wool -- Blue Shades on Wool -- Violet Shades on Wool -- Brown Shades on Wool -- Mode Colours on Wool.................... 59
CHAPTER V.
DYEING UNION (MIXED COTTON AND WOOL) FABRICS............... 168
CHAPTER VI.
DYEING OF GLORIA........................................... 188
CHAPTER VII.
(p. vi)
OPERATIONS FOLLOWING DYEING-- Washing--Soaping--Drying................................. 197
CHAPTER VIII.
EXPERIMENTAL DYEING AND COMPARATIVE DYE TESTING............ 211
CHAPTER IX.
TESTING OF THE COLOUR OF DYED FABRICS...................... 218
INDEX...................................................... 225

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. (p. vii)
Fig. Page
1. Microscopical Sketch of Wool Fibre....................... 2
2. Kempy Wool Fibres........................................ 3
3. Sectional View of Wool Fibre............................. 4
4. Wool Fibres Showing Action of Alkalies.................. 10
5. Wool Fibres Showing Action of Acids..................... 11
6. Wool Washing Machine.................................... 20
7. Wool Cloth Washing Machine.............................. 28
8. Woollen Cloth Washing Machine........................... 29
9. Sulphur Bleach House.................................... 29
10. Dyeing Tubs and Vat..................................... 41
11. Section of Dye Vat...................................... 42
12. Delahunty's Dyeing Machine.............................. 44
13. Obermaier Dyeing Machine................................ 44
14. Holliday's Yarn Dyeing Machine.......................... 47
15. Klauder-Weldon Yarn Dyeing Machine...................... 47
16. Dyeing Jiggers for Cloth................................ 51
17. Dyeing Jiggers for Cloth................................ 53
18. Jig Winch Dyeing Machine................................ 53
19. Cloth Dyeing Machine.................................... 54
20. Plush Fabric Dyeing Machine............................. 55
21. Dye Beck for Cloth...................................... 56
22. Hawking Machine......................................... 57
23. Indigo Dye Vat for Cloth............................... 149
24. Squeezing Rollers...................................... 199
25. Yarn Washing Machine................................... 201
26. Cloth Washing Machine.................................. 202 (p. viii)
27. Cloth Washing Machine.................................. 204
28. Soaping and Washing Machine............................ 205
29. Hydro-extractor........................................ 206
30. Hydro-extractor........................................ 207
31. Yarn Drying Apparatus.................................. 208
32. Cloth Drying Machine................................... 208
33. Experimental Dye Apparatus............................. 212
CHAPTER I.
(p. 001)
THE WOOL FIBRE.
Wool is