In the book of
Parzer-Muehlbacher: Photograpische Unterhaltungsbuch, Berlin 1920.
there are a lot of processes for several base material.
Include fabric, silk and ivory ;-) (264-267 pp).
The processes for fabric:
silver POP (with Iceland moos as a sizing material :-)), cyanotype,
kallitype, and a gelatine layer to hold other silver emulsions. All with
detailed descriptions.
The kallitype type receipt (for silk and linen):
Solution I. green ferric ammonium citrate 1 unit
destillated water 8 unit
Solution II. citric acid (cristal form) 1 unit
hot destillated water 4 unit
Solution III. silver nitrate 1 unit
hot destillated water 4 unit
Mix: II to I and after III. Cover with a camelhair brush on a glass plate.
After exposition wash out the superflous silvernitrate in water, and after
a weak potassiumtiosulphate bath, washing (hot water) etc., etc.(details)
The cyanotype (for cotton and linen)
Solution I. potassium ferricyanide 3 g
water 240 g
Solution II. ferric ammonium citrate 3.5 g
water 240 g
Mixing both and soaking the fabric for 6 min. Drying, exp., etc...
(details)
(Sorry for the mistakes of quick German/English tanslation)
Balint Flesch