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Basic Concepts of Color, Light, Dyes, Pigments, Classification of Dyes and Dyeing Mechanism

Dyeing-an Introduction:

Textiles are usually coloured to make them attractive for aesthetic appeal. There are two ways of adding colour to a textile substrate-printing and dyeing. Printing adds colour to the surface in discrete places, whereas dyeing completely covers the substrate with colour. Dyeing is the process of imparting colors to a textile material through a dye (colour). Dyes are obtained from flowers, nuts, berries and other forms of vegetables and plants as well as from animal and…



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Process Flow Chart for 100% Cotton Knit Fabric (Turquoise Color)

Turquoise Color:

Turquoise is the color of the gem turquoise.
It is a slightly greenish shade of cyan. Turquoise is sometimes
described as a mixture of pale blue and green. The name comes from the
French for Turkish.

Turquoise Color

Types of Turquoise Color: There are six type of Turquoise Color. They are given below:

Pale Turquoise (web color) (Hex: #AFEEEE) (RGB: 175, 238, 238)
Turquoise Blue (Hex: #00FFEF) (RGB: 0, 255, 239)
Bright Turquoise (Hex: #08E8DE) (RGB: 8, 232,…



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Color Fastness to Wash (ISO 105 C06)

Color Fastness to Washing:

Color fatness to washing means, A specimen of the textile, in contact with one or two specified adjacent fabrics, is mechanically agitated under described conditions of time and temperature in a soap solution, then rinsed and dried. The change in color of the specimen and the staining of the adjacent fabric are assessed with the grey scales.

In my personal experience, in case of fastness test color fastness to washing is the first and most important requirements…



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Photoshop Tutorial | Change Clothing Color

Photoshop Tutorial | Change Clothing Color

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Spectrophotometer | Instrument of Spectrophotometer | Color Measurement Procedures by Spectrophotometer

Spectrophotometer is a photometric device that measures spectral transmittance, spectral reflectance relative spectral emitance. It compares light leaving from the object with that incident on it at each wavelength. According to Beer’s law, the amount of light absorbed by a medium is proportional to the concentration of the absorbing material or solute present. Thus the concentration of a colored solute in a solution may be determined in the lab by measuring the absorbency of light at a given…



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What is Color Fastness | Classification of Color Fastness | Different Types of Color Fastness | What is Crocking | Define Crocking

Definition: Clothing is colorfast when its hues plus dyes never bleed or run within the clothing. Clothing ought to be tested for colorfastness before utilizing any kind of bleach or bleaching answer, or sturdy cleaning product.

To test for colorfastness, find a hidden seam of the garment or an hidden spot. Apply the cleaner to the garment and then dab the area with a clean cotton cloth.

If the color removes itself within the garment onto the fabric, you need to not employ the cleaning product found on the clothing.Color Fastness with Washing

  • Color Fastness to light
  • Color Fastness to perspiration
  • Color Fastness to Water
  • Color Fastness to Rubbing
  • Color Fastness to Crocking
Crocking 
Crocking is simply the transfer of color from a fabric onto another white test fabric. The more color is transferred, the more the fabric “crocks”. Crocking determines the amount of color transferred from the surface of colored textile material to other surfaces by rubbing.
  • Laundering
  • Dry cleaning
  • Burnt gas fumes
  • Light (Fastness)
  • Perspiration
  • Pressing, Sea water, Water, Chlorinated 
  • Pool water 
  • Ozone

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