Show coloring straw make a solution of hot water and tannin allow halt half an ounce of tannin to one gallon of water and steep the straw in this solution for several hours make another solution of hot water and glue allowing an ounce of white blue to one gallon ol 01 water and pass the straw through this and dry it in the open air slowly when dry put through a weak ani ant line dye several times straw may also be colored by pass ing mg it through any thin pale spirit arnish while holding the desired col or in the solution |