Aims: A variety of natural dyes made from plants, animals, or minerals can be used to color silk, a natural protein fiber. Natural dyes are eco-friendly, biodegradable, and have medicinal properties. These dyes offer unique advantages such as minimal toxicity, lower allergenic reactions, and cost-effectiveness, in contrast to artificial dyes. This research focuses on dyeing silk with selected natural dyes using different mordants.
Study Design: For dyeing silk, ten different plants were selected
as the source of natural dye.
Place and Duration of Study: The work was done in the Department
of Botany, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India.
Methodology: The study utilized natural dyes from the leaves of
Lawsonia inermis, rind of Punica granatum, peel of Alium cepa, fruit of
Selenicereus undatus, tubers of Beta vulgaris, bark of Phyllanthus emblica,
flowers of Clitoria ternatea, Bougainvillea glabra, Tagetus erecta and Rosa
multiflora. Ferrous sulphate and Copper sulphate the mordants were used in the
present study. The collected plant materials were dried, powdered and extracted
with water. Silk cloth was submerged in water for twenty-four hours prior to
dying. The fabric and aqueous extract were combined in a 1:20 w/v ratio. Silk
was dyed at 100 °C for one hour in order to fully color the fabric.
Results: The outcomes of the present study indicated that the type
of natural dyes and mordant had a significant influence on the dyeing
performance and the quality of the dyed silk. The silk samples that were
colored showed good color fastness to light, rubbing, and washing. This
research is innovative because of its straightforward extraction and dying
method, which may be scaled up industrially and used to reduce pollution.
Further studies are needed to discover the new color source and its
large-scale, sustainable production for industrial applications.
In the present study, among the selected plants Selenicerus
undatus and Rosa multiflora are new to texile dyeing.
Conclusion: The study demonstrated the feasibility and potential
of using natural dyes for silk dyeing in a sustainable and environment-friendly
manner.
Author
(s) Details
Nisha
Joseph
Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Catholicate
College, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India.
Deepthi
A.S.
Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Catholicate
College, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India.
Rupika
N.
Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany, Catholicate
College, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India.
Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/raeges/v9/2419
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