Time required to dye using myrobalan = 30 mins or more depending on the desired shade FeSO4 required = 2% - 5% WOF = 5/100(X)
Sampling and experiments BUNDLE DYE SAMPLES:
Water required for FeSO4 solution = 2:1 (2 parts water to one part iron) Observations: • Plants with tannin leave their own colour when used as barriers. • Old iron blankets (old fabrics which has gone through many wash cycles) release more iron making the area covered darker compared to newer iron blankets
Precautions: • Since plastic is used as the barrier make sure there is enough water in the steamer otherwise the heat could melt the plastic and fabric could get spoiled. • While handeling FeSO4 or any other chemical use golves. Rememeber to take them off during the steaming process. • If not used in lower concentration iron can degrade the fabric • Do not soak the plant materials used in this process in iron solution.
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ȘȘ Laying Iron blankets
Folding the fabric
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Steaming
Wash, rinse and iron
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Fig 33: Butterfly pea, marigold, anatto on tulsi silk
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Scoured fabric dyed with myrobalan
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Fig 32: Butterfly pea, madder on neem silk Mordant - alum
Fig 34: Cosmos, Buuterfly pea, Iron water on sappan silk
Fig 35: Butterfly pea, Cosmos on white cotton
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