Natural indigo – though costlier and more difficult to dye than the synthetic indigo – brings out different aesthetics (better for many) than the synthetic indigo. And when it is applied on hand spun yarn and then handwoven , the […]
Indigo Dyeing
Shade Control In Indigo Dyeing | Part 3
This is a technical article by Harry Mercer on the process of Shade control in Indigo dyeing. This is the third in the series. The first and second part of this article were published before . Standard Illuminants As stated […]
Shade Control In Indigo Dyeing | Part 2
This is a technical article by Harry Mercer on the process of Shade control in Indigo dyeing. The first part of this article can be found here While it cannot be disputed that, ultimately, how the individual consumer values color […]
Indigo Dyeing : Problems And Potential–Part 4
This is a technical article by Harry Mercer on Indigo dyeing. It is the fourth and the last part of the article in series. The first part can be seen by clicking here and the second one here and the […]
Indigo Dyeing : Problems And Potential–Part 3
This is a technical post by Harry Mercer on Indigo dyeing. It is the third part of the article in series. The first part can be seen by clicking here and the second one here Part 3 of 4: Monitoring […]
Indigo Dyeing : Problems And Potential–Part 2
This is a guest post by Harry Mercer on Indigo dyeing. It is second part of the article in series. The first part can be seen by clicking here Preparation For Dyeing In the previous article, the basic machine factors […]
Sulphur Dyeing In Denim
This is a guest post by Harry Mercer. It tells about the best practices in Sulphur dyeing for fashion denim and was a part of the presentation made at Dhaka by him on a seminar on Sulphur Dyes by Fenazol […]
History , Chemistry And Application Of Indigo Dyes
Bluconnection – an innovative indigo dye manufacturing company from Singapore has compiled a comprehensive compendium about the history , chemistry and application of Indigo dyes. We are producing some extracts from this compendium . Also show is the complete presentation […]
Rope Dyeing Vs Slasher (Sheet) Dyeing
This is a guest post by Harry Mercer Until 1915, most Indigo dyeing was conducted in skein machines for cotton or loose fiber dyeing for wool. Skein dyeing of Indigo is still the best method for dyeing Indigo on very […]
Indigo Dyeing Methods – Engineering Color, Wash Fastness And Fashion Effects
This is a guest post by Harry Mercer. This is a very technical description – read on if you are technically oriented.. Here are given some important dyeing processes related to indigo dyeing – specially on Rope Dyeing . Pre […]