The Dyer's Guide / Being a compendium of the art of dyeing linen, cotton, silk, wool, muslin, dresses, furniture, &c. &c.; with the method of scouring wool, bleaching cotton, &c., and directions for ungumming silk, and for whitening and sulphuring silk and wool; and also an introductory epitome of the leading facts in chemistry, as connected with the art of dyeing

by Thomas Packer

Transcriber's Note.

Apparent typographical errors have been corrected. The use of hyphens has been rationalised.

THE DYER'S GUIDE.

EPITOME OF COLOURS.

Colours obtained by Sir Isaac Newton's method of decomposing the rays of light, the least refrangible being placed first, the most refrangible last. See p. 18.

Red. Orange. Yellow. Green.
Blue. Indigo. Violet.

THE DYER'S COLOURS AND THEIR CHIEF COMPOUNDS.

SIMPLE COLOURS.

Blue, Yellow, Red, Black[1].
Red includes Crimson, Scarlet, Maroon, Pink, &c.