Textiles and clothing were still are an important source of culture as well indicator a robust economy social status. Textile household goods heirlooms, providing valuable information about the standard living, socio-political events, cultural influences regions from which they originate. This paper presents preliminary results research project dealing with traditional natural dyes used in Gree...

The aim of this study is to apply and compare statistical regression and an evolutionary fuzzy system to model color yield in the polyester high temperature (HT) dyeing as a function of disperse dyes concentration, temperature and time. The predictive power of the obtained models was evaluated by means of MSE value. It seems that for modeling cases such as the one considered in this study, the ...

Four imines, the condensation products of 2,4-dioxo-4-phenylbutanal with four primary amines, were condensed with mercapto acetic acid to obtain thiazolidinon-4-ones which on subsequent condensation with vanillin and isatin separately yielded eight thiazolidin-4-one derivatives. The chemical structures of the synthesized compounds were elucidated by elemental analysis, molecular weight determin...

Madder is considered the queen of the reds which is one of the oldest used natural dyes. In this study, madder was applied to cotton and silk fabrics by using mordants in various ways to investigate the coloring effects. Alum and copper sulphate were used as mordants not only before and after dyeing process but also during the process. The aqueous extract of the dye was applied on the scoured c...

The dyer has always been faced with choices regarding which dye to use and which application process to choose. In previous years, the cost of the dyeing process and the fastness of the dyeings obtained were prime considerations. Today these basic needs have been supplemented by the need for high productivity in the dyehouse together with an awareness of the environmental impact of the dyeing p...