The thermochromic effect of wool dyed with 6-bromoindigo was found to depend on both heat and a solvent. fabric must be immersed in solvent while heating for color change from purple blue occur. Ethanol the most effective causing change. Water as well. 1-Butanol caused slight change, toluene completely ineffective. These results are interpreted interaction surface adsorbed dye molecular aggrega...

Many natural fibres, including wool, cashmere and silk, are protein-based materials; the dry weight of wool is almost entirely derived from proteins (Maclaren & Milligan 1981). As such, they possess an inherent structural and chemical heterogeneity not found in synthetic polymers. Although typically less heterogeneous than biological fibres, the rapidly emerging range of commercially available ...

The felting propensity of different animal fibers, particularly alpaca and wool, has been examined. The Aachen felting test method was employed. 1 g of each type of fiber was soaked in 50 ml of wetting solution and agitated in a dyeing machine to make felt balls. The diameter of each ball was measured in nine directions and the ball density was calculated in g/cm3; the higher the density value ...

In this study, we explore the dyeing properties of extract sappan wood natural dye for coloration wool yarn to find potential use dyed in development eco-friendly textiles. Different characterizations were used know chemistry and its interaction with metal salts wool. Interestingly, found that salts, which are called as mordants reference unmordanted sample, play an important role fixing molecu...