The textile materials we use at home and the clothes we wear mostly come in some colours. The colours you see in textiles and clothes are added by the dyeing or printing process. Do you know what the dyeing process is? Let's discuss the basics of the dyeing process in this article.
What is Textile Dyeing?
Dyeing is a process of adding colour(s) to textile materials, either at the fibre, yarn, or fabric stage. The natural colour of fibres (natural yarns and fabric) is off-white or grey. Dyeing is an important process for improving the aesthetic and appearance of textile materials.
Dyeing is a value-added process and an essential part of textile design.
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| Image: Fabric dyeing | Source: Hasan Textile Mills |
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| Image: Yarn package dyeing | Source: shutterstock |
Dyeing Process
A dyeing liquor is made in a dyeing bath (pane) with dyeing chemicals and accessories. The fabric or other form of textile materials are dipped into or passed through the dyeing bath. Dyeing can be performed in hot and cold liquor. Various types of chemicals, liquor ratio, and temperature are involved in dyeing. Dyeing mills and small dyeing houses follow dyeing recipe to get needed colours and shade of a colour in the textile material or in garments.
Dyeing of fabrics is a part of wet processing. There are preparatory processes like scouring and bleaching, which are done prior to dyeing fabrics.
Read this post to learn more about the dyeing process, different types of dyes used for dyeing, and different types of dyeing machines.
Dyeing is a primary and common topic in textile technology. Dyeing is a vast topic for learning. This subject is studied in textile engineering and textile wet processing.
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