The only difficulty would be if the markings are a dark color instead of
white. Most dye pipettes have measurement quantities marked in white so
that they can be easily seen against the dark dye solution. Dark
markings can be obscured by the dye solution!

Mary W. Ballard
Senior Textiles Conservator,
Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution
4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland MD 20746 U.S.A.
tel: 301-238-1210 fax: 301-238-3709 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Textile Conservators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Shirley Ellis
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:00 AM
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Subject: dyeing small amounts

Has anyone ever used a syringe for measuring out the very small amounts
of dye stock solution?  For example 0.2 mls?  Seems like a good idea but
maybe there is some obvious reason not to that I can't see.

Shirley

Shirley Ellis
Textile Conservator
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, ON  M5S 2C6
ph:  416 586-5878
fax:  416 586-8036