In a message dated 2/21/06 4:27:15 PM GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> For you who do dyeing (Natural or otherwise) did the color of dyed textiles > of the past change because of exposure to sunlight or was there some > chemical element that was not always stable and would mute or even mutate > over a period of time. not an expert by any means, but it's possible. most common effect from sunlight would probably be fading (can do that with modern colours too of course). And black that was dyed using iron can be corrosive (see the embroidered jacket in the v&a where the black thread used is literally being eaten by the dye. debs _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
