The book The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer was written by author Paul, Alexander, Instructor in Feather Dyeing Here you can read free online of The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer a good or bad book?
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Prepare feathers by washing thoroughly, and rinse about four times in hot water to remove any particle of soap that may adhere to the feathers. Prepare a bath of a teaspoonful of indigotine powder to one gallon of boiling water. Mix thoroughly and enter feathers, and let remain in about one minute, after which remove and add about one teaspoonful of oxalic acid or same quan- tity of sulphuric acid, and re-enter feathers, letting them remain in bath about five minutes longer ; then remove from b...ath and cool off. Reserve a small por- tion of bath, and cool off with cold water, adding a drop of sulphuric acid and a small handful of starch ; 58 OSTRICH FEATIIEK DYEING. pass feathers through ami dry in powdered starch bj rubbing between the hands or by simply beating out on a clean board, used only for drying acid colors. Should you find your color too dark, thoroughly rinse off all the starch and pass feathers through a bath of boiling water and let remain about half a minute ; pass through starch bath and dry.
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