Dyeing Properties and Color Fabrics Using Natural Dye and Mordant

An ecological approach has been obtained by using natural dyes and mordant for dyeing process. Fabrics were dyed using myrobalan extract as natural mordants and green dye. A red color was obtained by using theses mordants. The color of dyed fabrics was investigated in CIELab (L*, a* and b*) and K/S values. Finally, all dyed fabrics were tested for wash and light fastness properties as per ISO standard test methods. The results of using biomordants for fabrics dyeing were comparable with that of metallic mordants in terms of color strength and fastness properties. Myrobalan extract as biomordant produced red color with medium fastness properties and thus offer full potential to replace metal salts in dyeing process. Prog. Color Colorants Coat. 11 (2018), 79-83© Institute for Color Science and Technology.