Lighter terra cotta
Dissolve 1/2 oz. of dull red in 1 pint of water.
Use 22 tablespoonfuls of dull red dye to 6 yds. of cloth.
Mordants: 3/4 oz. sulphuric acid and 3 oz. Glauber salts.
NO. 4. RICH OLD RED
Rich old red
Dissolve 1/2 oz. of dull red in 1 pint of water.
Dissolve 1/4 oz. of green in 1 pint of water.
Use 24 tablespoonfuls of dull red dye and 3 tablespoonfuls of green dye to 6 yds. of cloth.
Mordants: Same as No. 1.