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| A History of Dyeing : 4 |
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| 1614 |
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Dyeing cloth "in the wood" was introduced in England: logwood, fustic, etc. |
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| 1802 |
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Sir Robert Peel brought out a resist method, he had purchased the idea for from a commercial traveller for equivalent of $25. It consisted of a wax or other resist on the background, actually a batik technique done on large scale. |
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| 1856 |
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William Henry Perkin discovered the first synthetic dye stuff "Mauve" (aniline, a basic dye) while searching for a cure for malaria and a new industry was begun. It was a brilliant fuchsia type color, but faded easily so our idea of the color mauve is not what the appearance of the original color was. |
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| 1922 |
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The AATCC (American Assoc. of Textile Chemists and Colorists) formed its first subcommittee to study washfastness of printed and dyed cottons, formulate testing procedures, standards of fastness. |
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| 1928 |
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Dupont began the fundamental research that would lead to discovery of nylon |
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| 1957 |
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CIBA introduces Cibacrons, a new range of reactive dyes and the first to compete with ICI's Procion series |
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With acknowledgements and thanks to Susan C. Druding, author of "Dye History from 2600 BC to the 20th Century".
Originally written for a Seminar presented in Seattle, Washington at Convergence 1982, a bi-annual gathering of weavers, dyers and spinners.
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