Effect of lac dyeing on colour fastness of silk yarn
Jayashree ., Shailaja D. Naik
Abstract
A natural colourant extracted from lac insect (Laccifer lacca), grown abundantly in India over hundred and twenty host plants was utilized for colouration of mulberry silk yarn. Four different mordants at three dye concentrations were tried on silk yarn to assess the colour fastness properties of the dyed samples. It was found that, fastness properties were influenced by the dye concentrations and type of mordants used.
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