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Dyeing by Moss

There is a grey moss which grows on trees and rocks which makes a good dye for wool.

  1. Scrape the full of two sweet cans of moss.
  2. Put four sweet cans of water into a pot. Allow to boil.
  3. Put in the moss and allow it to boil for 1 hour.
  4. Put in articles which are to be coloured. Allow the dye to come to a boil again.

The clothes will then have a rich brown colour.
This industry is carried on now in my home.

Scrape the full of two sweet cans of moss. This industry is carried on now in my home.