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Description: | In the Victorian era laundries often offered dyeing services. For poorer families in particular, dyeing was seen as an effective way of revamping an old garment. With dyeing came a danger that the clothing would be damaged beyond wear, but a good many people took the chance and were rewarded with beautifully coloured clothes. Towards the mid-point of the century, chemists began to create new synthetic colours, greatly expanding the traditional range of colours in clothing. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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