Dyeing silk fabrics using dyestuff from flowers / Khadijah Omar, Siti Marsinah Tumin and Suzaini Abdul Ghani

• Main Authors: Omar, Khadijah, Tumin, Siti Marsinah, Abdul Ghani, Suzaini
• Format: Research Reports
• Language: English
• Published: Research Management Institute (RMI) 2002
• Subjects: Textile bleaching, dyeing, printing, etc.; Reactive dyes
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/23251/1/LP_KHADIJAH%20OMAR%20RMI%2002_5.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/23251/

Malaysia has abundance plants that can be utilised to produce natural dyes. However, the potential usage of these plants as dyestuff has never been recorded. In this study, twenty (20) flowering plants available locally are used as the dye source. The flowers are then extracted with water using a li...