Research Article
S. Thiyagarajan, K. Balakrishn
Abstract
In this present study dye extract was prepared from flower of Acacia eburnea (L.f.) Willd was used as a source of natural dyes for dyeing of silk samples. It belongs to family Fabaceae. So in the present investigation, bleached silk fabrics were dyed with different chemical mordant’s such as pre-mordanting, post-mordanting and simultaneousmordanting. In this method post mordanting of ferrous sulphate 4% compound gave good K/S -value compare than other. The dyed fabrics have show good washing, light, rubbing fastness and perspiration fastness properties.