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Show "Setting" Colors. All colors cuunot be set by the same method. Salt, for Instance, Is extremely ex-tremely effective in setting blues, pinks and some reds. A large table-spoonful table-spoonful is required to a gallon of lukewarm luke-warm water, lilack cottons or black-and-white checks need stronger salt water to be effective, and sometimes a little turpentine may be added to the water. Soak the materials In lukewarm luke-warm water. Soak browns, deep yellows yel-lows and tans In a solution of one cupful cup-ful of vinegar to a gallon of lukewarm water to set the color. When the lighter light-er shades of yellows and tans become faded, the color can be restored by adding strong coffee to warm rinsing water. From the Designer. |