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Home / Business / Textiles and Nonwovens / Resources / History / Dyes and Chemicals
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- Colour in History - Overview of the history of natural and synthetic dyes and pigments used in the textile industry. Information on blue dyes from the woad plant. List of historical dye recipes, and books on the history of textile dyeing. Author: John Edmonds.
www.colourhistory.cwc.net
- Dye Recipes from the Innsbruck Manuscript - Collection of dye recipes from the 14th century, translated from the Innsbruck Manuscript (1330 AD). Extensive glossary of terms and ingredients. Editor: A. Leed.
www.dnaco.net/~aleed/dyes
- Early Use of Natural Dyes in Textiles - Overview of the history of dye usage in the textile trades since 2600 BC. Short descriptions of natural dyes, made from plants, animals and minerals. Links to books on the subject. From the Quilthistory.Com web site.
www.quilthistory.com/dye.htm
- History of Dyes from 2600 BC to 20th Century - Timeline of the development and use of dyestuffs in textiles. Author: Susan C. Druding.
www.straw.com/sig/dyehist.html
- The Woad Page - Vince Rowan's homepage on the woad plant, which has been used as a source for blue dye since medieval times. Links to related history sites. Instructions for dye preparation and procedures.
www.net-link.net/~rowan/crafts/woad/woadpage.html
- Viking Age Dyestuffs - Introduction to the colors, dyestuffs, and mordants used by Viking spinners and cloth weavers. Author: Carolyn Priest-Dorman.
www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikdyes.html
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