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Diamantine

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
May
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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A very attractive ornamental art of recent introduction is, as stated, the production of an iniitation beadwork on fabrics of various kiuds by meana of what is known as glass powder, or "diamantine, " the result being patterna which present an appearance similar to that exhibited by glass beads on close or open meshed fabrics. The method of operation in carrying out this idea is said to be simple - that is, tbe fabric is coated by means of molding boards with resinous substances, composed of, say, 60 parts of guaiacum and 30 parts of shellac, dissolved in 100 parts of alcohol, 10 parts of glycerin being added to the solntion under continnous stirring. Af ter the composition has been caref nlly distributed over the surface of the fabric the glass powder is streven on it and firmly pressed by repeated rolling, etc. , the glass powder being prepared by thorough pulverizing or pounding, and may be of any or many colors. - New York Sun.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier