TEA DYEING.
. Do you want to know bow to give that piece of white net, batiste, lace, or organdie a delightful creamy < colour? Draw a cup of tea, making it strong enough to dilute if necessary,' and dip the material to be dyed into it. Tea made in a teapot should be strained througK cheesecloth or some thin material, for a stray leaf will leave an imprint. Perhaps the easier way is to tie up three or lour tablespoons of tea 111 a piece of cheese-cloth, making the tea by the popular tea-ball method. In case the clothes are to be starched, tho tea may be pot directly into the starch water, thereby completing dyeing and starching in one act.' Dyeing "done in this fashion is not permanent, but has to be renewed when the clothes are washed. However, tea is something that nearly every, household has on hand, and the operation is very simple. Voiles and, in fact, all cotton materials are effectively dyed in this manner.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18641, 23 February 1924, Page 6 (Supplement)
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168TEA DYEING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18641, 23 February 1924, Page 6 (Supplement)
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