Should I Use Distilled or Spring Water Instead of Tap Water?

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The salts and minerals present in hard water may be beneficial for your health sometimes but does create some problems during dyeing. Spotting in dyeing can occur when sodium carbonate comes into contact with those minerals and creates ‘Soap Scum.’

Effect of Temperature on Fiber Reactive Dyes

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The speed of reaction during dyeing is heavily dependent on temperature. If you add Procion MX dyes in boiling water, dyes will start to react before coming contact with the fiber.

How to Dye Nylon or Polyamide?

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Nylon can be dyed using acid dyes and also disperse dyes. Both of them are entirely different and, to dye nylon with both of the dyes, heat is mandatory.

Why Are There So Many Colors of Dye Available?

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For practical applications, there are three primary colors available, i.e., red, yellow, and blue, as the human eye is trichromatic. They are mixed to create the other available colors. Three secondary colors, green, orange, and violet, are also available.

Difference Between Pigment and Dye | Pigment Dyeing

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The word 'Pigment' is derived from the Latin word 'pingue.' It means 'to paint.' Pigments are one type of coloring material mainly recommended for light to pastel colors. They are molecular aggregates insoluble to the medium of application and use.  The first question about pigment is,

What is Soda Ash for Tie Dye and How to Apply Them?

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When it comes to dyeing auxiliaries—especially for fiber reactive dyes —the use of alkali such as soda ash is mandatory. As more and more people are getting into the art of tie dyeing, they are curious about its function and inner-workings. To successfully indulge in any craft one needs to understand its basics.

What Kind of Chemical Bonding Occurs Between Dye and Fiber?

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Most of the significant properties of a dye depend on the bonds that attach the dye to the fiber. Here, we'll only talk about the kind of chemical bonds that attach the dye to fiber.

Different Types of Dyes and Their Properties

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In order to grasp the concept of dyeing, one needs to have a clear understanding of the different types of dyes that are currently available on the market. Before getting into that, let's explore the most obvious question first–

Flame Retardant Finishing of Textiles | Mechanism of Flame Retardancy

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The human safety has become paramount with the industrialization of the world. So, a massive portion of industrial textile has been involved in developing protective clothing. The main challenge in flame retardant clothing is to make them comfortable to wear as well as environment friendly and non-toxic.

Fully Continuous Reactive Dyeing Process in Padding Method by Padding Mangles

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Despite the immense development that has happened in the batch dyeing machines, it's still way behind its continuous counterparts in terms of water consumption. The lowest liquor ratio that you can go with for batch-wise dyeing is 5:1.