Vol. 8, Issue 10 (2019)

Author(s):
Geeta Mahale and Sakeena Naikwadi

Abstract:
Silk- the natural fiber has been an inseparable part of Indian culture and tradition over thousands of years. Silk has always been the symbol of royalty and universally accepted as "the queen of textiles" due to its lustrous appearance and peach like softness. The colouration of this royal fibre is also an art form. In this study, the degummed mulberry silk fabrics were dyed with four different colours of acid dyes viz., orange, red, blue and black hues. These dyes fabrics were subjected to physical and colour fastness properties. The dyed silk fabrics exhibited good colour fastness property and total colour difference. The mechanical properties viz., cloth count, cloth thickness and cloth weight of dyed silk fabrics were improved and concluded that the acid dyes are efficient for dyeing silk fabric which is evident from their excellent fixation, binding stability and fastness properties.