Written for the Scientific American By Dr. M.Reimann, of Berlin Supposing it is required to dye 100 lbs. of raw silk, 12 lbs. of soap are boiled with a sufficient quantity of river or rain water ...

The colors have been tried on silk, and found perfectly fast ... with the addition of a little tartaric oxalic acid, forms the dyeing liquor of Mr. Perkins. Messrs. Grace Calvert and Charles ...

A major struggle in the history of the American Left occurred when twenty-five thousand striking silk workers shut down the three hundred silk mills and dye houses in Paterson, New Jersey, for ...

Silk tie-dyed Easter eggs are so much fun to make and way less messy than buying a dying kit or using vinegar and food ...