NATURAL DYES TEST SHEET

Space is available on your chart for two different tests. Determine what you will test:
*two fabrics in the same dye bath for the same amount of time
*one fabric in two different dye baths for the same amount of time
*one fabric in the same dye bath for a different amount of time

My test is _________________________________________________________________________________

Label the two columns of the chart above the line:

 TYPE OF FABRIC    
 DYE BATH    
 PREDICTED COLOR CHANGE    
 ACTUAL COLOR CHANGE    
 SAMPLE OF DYED FABRIC    

What observations did you make from your experiment?_________________________________________________

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Compare your observations with your classmates. Discuss similarities and differences.

What conclusions can you make from your experiment?_________________________________________________

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What conclusions can you make from the classes' data and observations.____________________________________

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How long was each sample of yours in the dye bath? __________________________________________________

If you cold water rinsed after the dye bath, what happened to the color?____________________________________

With your class, discuss the early technology of dyeing textiles in relationship to Native people. Do you think it would have been easy to do? How do you think they found the dye material and mordants?