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Painting with Putnam Fadeless Dyes

  • 1950s

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Pamphlet written by Dorothy Lawless (1906-1981) about using Putnam Fadeless Dyes to make colorful floral hooked rugs. Lawless provides instructions for dying textiles and gives color suggestions for specific flowers. Putnam Fadeless Dyes were produced by the Monroe Chemical Company (Quincy, Mo.).

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Lawless, Dorothy. “Painting with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.” Los Angeles, California, 1950–1959. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/i6d41rb.

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