Eco-friendly printing of natural fabrics via fenugreek gum with safflower, henna and alkanet natural dyes

This work is aimed to use an eco-friendly water soluble gum (extracted from Fenugreek seeds) investigate its suitability in printing paste as thickening agent with natural dyes named; Safflower, Henna and Alkanet were used alternative solution for toxic, carcinogenic harmful problems resulted synthetic dyes. The addition of citric acid or sodium carbonate the using different values was examined achieve best colour strengths on fabrics get most efficiency Alum, Iron, Copper, Tannic mordants enhance strength colours fabrics.