Marigold is largely produced in India and mainly used in making necklace at temples. Marigold flower is a major source of carotenoids and Lutein, is grown as a cut flower and in addition being grown for its medicinal values. A huge amount of unused flowers are wasted in many regions of eastern India. And disposing of these unused flower produces environment pollutions. But if we use these unsold flowers in textile industry for dyeing purpose. These marigold flower extracts give a bright yellow to orange red colour to your fabrics. And the residual of these flowers after dyeing can be used as bio-fertilizers. These flower dyes are environment friendly and may not cause any skin infections. Marigold flowers [Tagetes], are a rich source of lutein, a carotenoid pigment. Nowadays, Lutein is becoming an increasingly popular active ingredient used in the Food Industry and Textile coloration. This pigment has acquired greater significance because of its excellent colour value.
(A) Pre Mordant 1 :- Pre-treat the material with alum 10% of fabric weight at 80°C for 60 mins.
(B) Dyeing :- Add the required amount of dye to the dye bath. pH of dye bath needs to be maintained at pH 7. If it's higher than pH 7 add vinegar, if below pH 7, use lime or soda ash. Stir well to dissolve the dye. Add fabric to the dye bath and maintain at 90°C for 60-80 mins. We check all our natural dyes at 30% of fabric weight, you can amend the percentage as per lighter or darker shade required.
(C) Post Treatment :- Conduct soaping of the dyed material with non-ionic detergent (0.5gpl) at 50°C for 35 mins.
(D) Hot wash and then cold wash the material.
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