Fabric dye workshop

We had an induction into the dye room and about different dye solutions for different fabrics. We were introduced to direct dyes which work best on cellullose fibers for example cotton fibres. Direct dyes are hot water dyes and are a purpose dye. The proccess involves warming a bowl of water and the direct dye over a hot plate stirring to ensure the grainules are fully disolved and in a seperate bowl heating salt and water which is then added to the dye mixture. This is due to the dye being salt and heat reactive. The samples need to be rinsed with cold water after to set the dye.

Fibre content of samples:
Cotton silk
Viscose crepe georgetteViscose linen
Devore
Cotton viscose/ satin weave