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Title: First lessons in batik; a handbook in batik, tie-dyeing and all pattern dyeing
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Lewis, Gertrude Clayton
Subjects: Batik Dyes and dyeing
Publisher: Chicago, New York, The Prang company
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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other colorsare to be added. If the yellow is weak the other dyes will be very littleaffected by it as they are much stronger. If a strong yellow has been usedfirst, the following modifications may be expected: COLOR TABLE FOR TOP DYEING Orange over yellow will give orange yellow. Red over yellow will give red orange. Blue over yellow will give green. Green over yellow will give yellow green. Violet or magenta over yellow will give grey. Brown over yellow will give yellow brown. Black over yellow will give grey.If a blue dye is to be used first, the following suggestions may help.Accordingly as the blue used is strong or weak, it will appear in the re-sulting combination strongly or weakly. The top dye used over it willequally of course count in the resulting combination according as it isstrong or weak. Having these two points in mind we can say: Red over blue will give purple. Viijlet over blue will give blue violet. Greien over blue will give blue green. COLOR AND HOW TO USE IT 53
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Spring. A Batik Wall Hanging, by C. Bertram Hartman and Peter Mijer 54 FIRST LESSONS IN BATIK Yellow over blue will give green.Brown over blue will give dark brown.Black over blue will give blue black.With red as the basic color, and with the strength of color in mind assuggested before, we find that Orange over red will give orange red.Yellow over red will give orange.Green over red will give dark grey, green or red.Blue over red will give violet.Violet over red will give red violet.Brown over red will give red brown.Black over red will give grey red.The following mixtures of dyes are valuable: Yellow, orange and blue with yellow predominating make gold.Orange and green with orange predominating give russet shades.Orange, green and red give orange brown.Orange, blue and magenta give bronze.In studying out the color scheme of any piece it is desirable to refer tothe Color Chart for contrasts, related colors and combinations that are notfamiliar. If a perfect balance of contrast of any

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