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Ancient

316 blueprints available

Blueprints (316)

Dyeing Brown with Cutch — The Acacia Heartwood Dye of the Indian Subcontinent

Dyeing Brown with Cutch — The Acacia Heartwood Dye of the Indian Subcontinent

by TexFO

Dyes & Pigments

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Dyeing Scarlet with Lac — India's Ancient Insect Dye and the Source of Shellac

Dyeing Scarlet with Lac — India's Ancient Insect Dye and the Source of Shellac

by TexFO

Dyes & Pigments

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Dyeing Scarlet with Kermes — Europe's Original Crimson Insect Dye

Dyeing Scarlet with Kermes — Europe's Original Crimson Insect Dye

by TexFO

Dyes & Pigments

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Dyeing with Safflower — Two Colours from One Flower

Dyeing with Safflower — Two Colours from One Flower

by TexFO

Dyes & Pigments

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Dyeing with Logwood — The Colonial-Era Route to Natural Black and Purple

Dyeing with Logwood — The Colonial-Era Route to Natural Black and Purple

by TexFO

Ancient

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Dyeing Purple with Lichen — The Orchil Fermentation Vat

Dyeing Purple with Lichen — The Orchil Fermentation Vat

by TexFO

Colouring & Dyeing

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Dyeing Crimson with Cochineal — The Insect Dye That Conquered the World

Dyeing Crimson with Cochineal — The Insect Dye That Conquered the World

by TexFO

Dyes & Pigments

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Iron Saddening — Darkening and Shifting Natural Dye Colours with Iron Water

Iron Saddening — Darkening and Shifting Natural Dye Colours with Iron Water

by TexFO

Textile & Leather

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Dyeing Blue with a Woad Urine Vat — The Fermentation Method That Coloured Europe

Dyeing Blue with a Woad Urine Vat — The Fermentation Method That Coloured Europe

by TexFO

Colouring & Dyeing

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Dyeing with Pomegranate Rinds — Ancient Gold from the Fruit of the Middle East

Dyeing with Pomegranate Rinds — Ancient Gold from the Fruit of the Middle East

by TexFO

Dyes & Pigments

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Dyeing Yarn with Turmeric — The Oldest Golden-Yellow Dye

Dyeing Yarn with Turmeric — The Oldest Golden-Yellow Dye

by TexFO

Dyes & Pigments

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Mordanting Wool with Alum — The Foundation of Natural Dyeing

Mordanting Wool with Alum — The Foundation of Natural Dyeing

by TexFO

Ancient

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Reeling Silk from Cocoons — Unwinding the Continuous Filament

Reeling Silk from Cocoons — Unwinding the Continuous Filament

by TexFO

Ancient

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Quench Hardening and Tempering a Steel Blade — Heat Treatment Fundamentals

Quench Hardening and Tempering a Steel Blade — Heat Treatment Fundamentals

by ForgeNO

Metalworking

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Smelting Bog Iron in a Bloomery Furnace — From Ore to Wrought Iron

Smelting Bog Iron in a Bloomery Furnace — From Ore to Wrought Iron

by ForgeNO

Aquatic

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Alloying Steel from Iron and Carbon — The Metal That Built the Modern World

Alloying Steel from Iron and Carbon — The Metal That Built the Modern World

by MaryFI

Metal

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Alloying Brass from Copper and Zinc — The Golden Metal That Is Neither Gold Nor Bronze

Alloying Brass from Copper and Zinc — The Golden Metal That Is Neither Gold Nor Bronze

by MaryFI

Metal

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Building a Box Bellows — The Breath That Makes Metal Obey Fire

Building a Box Bellows — The Breath That Makes Metal Obey Fire

by EmmaSE

Metal

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Making Soda-Lime Glass from Raw Materials — The Recipe That Has Not Changed in 5,000 Years

Making Soda-Lime Glass from Raw Materials — The Recipe That Has Not Changed in 5,000 Years

by MaryFI

Ancient

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Understanding Oxygen Through Combustion — The Element That Makes Fire Breathe

Understanding Oxygen Through Combustion — The Element That Makes Fire Breathe

by PeterSE

Ancient

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