rock moss
rock n . . . they made use of natural dyes for colouring rags. [ [mat rags] ] One informant said: "I can remember when they used to go down and pick the rock moss and render it out and get the colour for the mats. They used to do that for to "fill 'em out" you know. "[i.e.,...
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| Summary: | rock n . . . they made use of natural dyes for colouring rags. [ [mat rags] ] One informant said: "I can remember when they used to go down and pick the rock moss and render it out and get the colour for the mats. They used to do that for to "fill 'em out" you know. "[i.e., the background colour] The rock moss used was the greyish-green scaley lichen which is found in abundance on the big rocks in the area. "They'd boil it away till it steeped out good. . . " . . . The colour obtained by this process/ was a "barky" colour (i.e., a light rust-brown). W. J. KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn |
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