New Colours For Wool
Brilliant new colours for wool are shown in the British Coloui Council’s wool card for the autumn and winter of 1958. Scientists who in past years have worked to improve dyeing methods for wool will welcome the new range. It shows how great was the recent advance which permitted the effective use ;of vat dyes on wool. One set of colours grouped; under the heading “Spanish Holi-i day” includes flamenco red. picador blue, majolica orange. Span-; lish moss, sevilla blue and per-! s simmon orange. All are rich and I vivid. In another section. “From Mountain Heights,” winter violet} tones through alpine violet <intoi deepshadow blue, and througp; blue wonder and medici blue! the deep and subtle shade: of distant pine is reached. There are 33 wool colours in all. Among others are vista and pewter grey, caber tan. foam green, loganberry, radiant red. harness tan and moon blue.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28559, 12 April 1958, Page 2
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