Dyeing Textiles - Acid dyes

Dying Fabric using Acid Dyes for silks and wool.

Image: Dye bath containing blue acid dyes and heating to 80 degrees to dye silk. Other dye baths were made for dying the wool.

Pre washing:

Fabric was washed using levelling agent to remove impurities.

Recipe: 2 gm Kemtex acid blue dye

2 ltr water

1ml Levelling agent

Fixing Agent (Amonium sulphate)

Final washing in fibre lubricant

Temperature: 80 degrees maximum to ensure no felting occurs. Gentle stirring.

Outcome:

Colour was as intended, very bright, even dying, shades differ depending on what fabrics are used.

Next step: Experiment using acid dyes to obtain light, mid and heavy shades.