Dyeing of Silk Fabric with a Natural Dye Extracted from the Leaves of Mimusops Elengi Linn
Shahin Hossain, Abdul Kader, Shafat Ahmed Bin Kamal and M. Abdul Jalil
Email: abduljalil@buft.edu.bd
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Abstract
A natural dye was extracted from the leaves of mimusops elengi Linn which was applied to the silk fabric in order to examine its suitability as a dye. Leaves were used as the dye source since they are readily available and reproducible than other parts of the plant without making any damage of the plant. The dye staff in leaves of mimusops elengi is easily extractable by aqueous extraction process and the amount of crude dye achieved was exceptionally good. Dyeing of silk fabric was performed by the dye extract solely as well as mixing with mordant by using pre, simultaneous and post mordanting techniques. The color strength and fastness properties of dyed silk fabric were evaluatedby standard methods. A variety of shades and excellent color fastness of dyed silk fabric were observed for this natural dye with different mordant which could be an attractive environmentally friendly cheap alternative for silk dyeing