(1) The Dyeing of Textile Fibres (2) The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics (3) Textile Colour Mixing: a Manual intended for the Use of Dyers, Calico Printers and Colour Chemists

Abstract

(1) MR. R. S. HORSFALL and Mr. L. G. Lawrie, who are members of the staff of the British Dyestuffs Corporation, Ltd., the former being head of the dyehouse department of that firm, are peculiarly well-fitted for the compilation of a book dealing with the dyeing of textile fibres in general. The outlook of the average dyer must be limited largely to the activities within his own dyehouse, so that the types of dyeing upon which he is engaged and in which he is expert eventually become in his eyes the most important. As a result, although fitted to produce a specialised monograph dealing with the sections of the trade upon which he is engaged, lie wou[d be liable to produce an unevenly balanced general book on dyeing. On the other hand, nowhere can such a varied experience of dyeing be gained as in the dyehouse section of a works where colouring matters are manufactured. It is here that colour- ing matters are submitted to the most rigorous examination in order to discover their good qualities or defects, and to elaborate the most suitable methods of application in the case of products of commercial value. Further, the success of a colour works depends to a great extent upon close touch being maintained between the expert staff of its dyehouse section and all types of the colour consuming industries, Consequently, a most varied and evenly balanced experience of dyeing is gained, as is apparent in the book under review.

(1) TIre Dyeing of Textile Fibres.

By R. S. Horsfall L. G. Lawrie. Pp. x + 415. (London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1927.) 28s. net.

(2) The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics.

By Franklin Beech. Third edition, revised and enlarged by A. J. Hall. Pp. xii + 296. (London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1927.) 18s. net.

(3) Textile Colour Mixing: a Manual intended for the Use of Dyers, Calico Printers and Colour Chemists.

By David Paterson. Third revised edition. Pp. xiv + 130 + 7 plates. (London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1927.) 12s. 6d. net.