With the emergence of the need for natural bio-based chemical dyed wearable substrates,
such as apparel or textiles, the demand for value-added craftsmanship induced on apparel …

Currently, the use of natural indigo dye has been treated as an alternative to overcome the
environmental pollution caused by synthetic indigo. Irrespective of the indigo dye source, it …

Knitting industry is one of the most innovative producers and also occupies an important
position in the global textile industry. The change in lifestyle and fashion is mainly …

Indigofera tinctoria is a tropical plant that has een used to dye cloth since at least 9000 BC
but being a natural dye it has poor to moderate fastness. In this study an attempt was made …

Presently, denim industry is the fastest growing textile manufacturing sector in Pakistan and
it has a promising local and international market for work and fashion clothings of all age …

Application of natural indigo dye can be observed from the ancient time. After the invention
of synthetic indigo, this dye is being used widely in producing blue jeans from the early …

Couroupita guianensis (Cannon ball tree) flowers and fruits are known to contain indigotin
and indirubin. In this study an attempt is made to optimize the period for effective extraction …

A traditional reducing agent in an indigo dyeing process with cotton fabrics is sodium
dithionite (Na 2 S 2 O 4) which is environmentally unfavorable because the resulting by …

Purpose The application of indigo dyes in the denim industries has been criticised due to the
introduction of non-renewable oxidation products into the environment. Previous studies …

This research studied the optimized dyeing conditions for natural indigo dye (Indigofera
tinctoria) on silk yarn. Vatting of natural indigo dye was investigated under different …