[Regia-NA] [Fwd: *WH* Fw: [12thcenturygarb] Dye Colours (]

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Well, from a purely speculative point of view, I'd wonder just what is in
the New Haven tapwater.  Perhaps tracking down its source might provide some
clues?  New Haven's so close to Long Island Sound, I wonder if there's a
high salt content in the tapwater that makes a difference?

--charlotte mayhew (who grew up in CT)



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> Vara wrote:
>
> >have got some wonderful vivid greens with weld, iron and water from
> >scotland..
>
> I've been trying every way I can think of to combine weld and iron, but so
> far all I get is medium khaki-gray.  It's so boring, I'd hesitate to
> include it in a camouflage grouping!
>
> >the madder with copper wouldn't colour at all at a local show:(
>
> Fascinating!  I've never tried madder with copper; they just don't seem
> "right" together in my mind.  But I also got bright orange with madder and
> the tapwater in New Haven, Connecticut.  Hmmm.  If New Haven equals
> Scotland for purposes of water (in which case, may God have mercy on
> Scotland!), then maybe I should repeat the weld-iron experiment there? ;>
>
>
> Carolyn Priest-Dorman              Þóra Sharptooth
>   http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/thora.html
>
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