Natural dyes: A recent opportunity for sustainable fashion designers
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In recent years, consumers and brands realized that they must move towards sustainable solutions. Plant dyeing is considered an eco-friendly solution that can offer a great marketing boost. It consists of dyeing clothes with plant-based extracts and it allows the creation of many fashion techniques that fashion designers can incorporate into their creations. This study aims to create fashion designs using agricultural by-products as a dye for the finishing of cotton fabrics. Cotton fabrics were prepared before dyeing and the tie and dye technique was applied. The treated fabrics were analyzed using a Datacolor 650™ spectrophotometer. In addition, washing fastness, rubbing fastness, and light fastness were evaluated. Results show that the tie and dye technique can be successfully applied when using plant-based dyes. The washing and rubbing fastness of the cotton samples were good. However, the light-fastness was fair.
Keywords: Cotton; fashion design; fastness; natural dyes; sustainable fashion
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