The grant dialoges
Comparing the Affects of Natural,
Artificial, and Homemade Natural Dyes
INTRODUCTION
A. Experimental problem:
How can you make dyes that are natural, effective, and environmentally friendly?
B. Hypothesis:
If a natural dye is made and tested then it will be more environmentally friendly, and effective based on color vibrancy and washout compared to widely available commercial chemical dyes.
C. Reason for choosing topic:
I choose this topic for multiple reasons. I have always had a great curiosity in dyeing and up until a few summers ago never tried it. Now, I dye all kinds of fabrics on a regular basis. So does almost the whole world. There are of coarse many kinds of dyes, from ancient pigment extract dyes, to modern commercial dyes in craft stores. The question is whats the difference, and how much of one. I choose this topic to test different types of common, to semi-common fabric dyes. A big part of this was also concerning the environment. Many commercial dyes are harsh to the natural world compared to natural dyes, but which is more effective, that’s what I aimed to find out.
D. Main Ideas:
The overall goal and theme of my project is to compare 3 types of dyes. A manufactured natural dye, a common commercial store bought dye, and a completely natural dye made from pomegranate juice. 150 small squares of fabric were dyed, 50 for each dye type, and let to sit for 48 hours. They where then washed and compared to themselves (washed and unwashed) and each other for brightness and colorfastness.
II. LITERATURE REVIEW Ever since the roughly the year 2600 records of dyeing have existed in ancient china. Over the years it spread to many different cultures such as the Romans and Egyptians (Druding, 1982). Soon dyeing and dyestuffs spread all around the world throughout the Mediterranean, India, and all over Europe. The renaissance era saw much rapid growth of the use of dyeing (Birrel, 1973). In Germany there was the wool dyers guide, in
Artificial, and Homemade Natural Dyes
INTRODUCTION
A. Experimental problem:
How can you make dyes that are natural, effective, and environmentally friendly?
B. Hypothesis:
If a natural dye is made and tested then it will be more environmentally friendly, and effective based on color vibrancy and washout compared to widely available commercial chemical dyes.
C. Reason for choosing topic:
I choose this topic for multiple reasons. I have always had a great curiosity in dyeing and up until a few summers ago never tried it. Now, I dye all kinds of fabrics on a regular basis. So does almost the whole world. There are of coarse many kinds of dyes, from ancient pigment extract dyes, to modern commercial dyes in craft stores. The question is whats the difference, and how much of one. I choose this topic to test different types of common, to semi-common fabric dyes. A big part of this was also concerning the environment. Many commercial dyes are harsh to the natural world compared to natural dyes, but which is more effective, that’s what I aimed to find out.
D. Main Ideas:
The overall goal and theme of my project is to compare 3 types of dyes. A manufactured natural dye, a common commercial store bought dye, and a completely natural dye made from pomegranate juice. 150 small squares of fabric were dyed, 50 for each dye type, and let to sit for 48 hours. They where then washed and compared to themselves (washed and unwashed) and each other for brightness and colorfastness.
II. LITERATURE REVIEW Ever since the roughly the year 2600 records of dyeing have existed in ancient china. Over the years it spread to many different cultures such as the Romans and Egyptians (Druding, 1982). Soon dyeing and dyestuffs spread all around the world throughout the Mediterranean, India, and all over Europe. The renaissance era saw much rapid growth of the use of dyeing (Birrel, 1973). In Germany there was the wool dyers guide, in
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