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| Dyeing
Mending Tissue |
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| A
variety of papers can be dyed in the lab with natural dyes. Here
black walnut hulls are soaked and brought to a simmer to release
coloring agents. |
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The dye is strained
into a dyeing tray |
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Mending tissue
is added and allowed to absorb the dye until desired darkness. The
longer the paper is allowed to soak the darker the results. Slight
agitation of the tray helps create an even color, but for this pre-cast
mending strip tissue slight variations in the final color are considered
fine. |
The
tissue is removed from the bath to be rinsed. |
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The final rinse
removed any dye not absorbed by the fibers of the tissue. |
Samples
of dyed tissue for use in the lab resemble the color of a variety
of aged papers required for mending. |
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