In this article, we are going to dye cotton fabric with natural onion skins. Here we have followed the procedure accurately and found the final output.
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Principles
Natural dyes are derived from natural sources. The source of onion skin is a kind of vegetable. Onion skin dyeing is a natural dyeing technique that involves using onion skin to color fabrics or yarns. This process creates a range of warm and earthy tones, including shades of yellow, orange, and brown.
Apparatus
- Pot (made of stainless steel)
- Glass rod
- Heat source
- Filters, etc.
Chemicals
- Alum
- Cream of tartar
- Detergent. (for washing)
Raw materials
- Cotton fabric
- Onion skins
- Water, etc.
Recipe
Machine Description
- There is a pot of stainless steel. It is used for washing scoured and bleached cotton fabric with detergent. Below the pot, there is a heat source.
- There is another pot for rinsing the fabric.
- Another pot is used for mordanting.
- One pot is used for extracting the dyes with filtering.
- For after-processing dyeing, rinsing pots are used.
- After dyeing, a dryer may be used.
Working Procedure
- Scoured and bleached cotton fabric is washed with detergent at 60℃ for 10 minutes.
- Rinsed the fabric.
- Squeezed the fabric to remove extra water.
- Mordant at room temperature.
- Extracted dyes (boiled for 45 minutes)
- Mordanted fabric is dyed at 80℃ for 50 to 60 minutes.
- Rinsed the fabric.
- Dried the dyed fabric.
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Precautions
- Fabric must be scoured and bleached.
- Rinsing and squeezing should be done.
- Dyeing temperature and time should be maintained.
- The washing temperature should be carefully maintained.
- The recipe should be accurately followed.
- Carefully filter the extracted dyes.
Conclusion
Experimenting with different amounts of onion skin results in varying shades. For a more vibrant color, we can add a small amount of vinegar to the dye bath, but natural dyeing can be an experimental process, and results may vary.
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Dyeing