AICRP Home Science, Deptt. of Clothing and Textiles, College of Home Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (U.S. Nagar) Uttarakhand
Online published on 11 July, 2018.
The present investigation concerns with the potential of madder dye (Rubia cordifolia) as a natural colouring material and mango kernel starch as a thickener for block and screen printing of silk fabric. The efficacy of madder dye and mango kernel starch on silk fabric has been evaluated for colour strength and fastness properties. Samples printed with madder dye exhibited red to slight orange colour. Orange colour and black colour were noticed in samples printed of madder dye with alum and ferrous mordants respectively.
Mango kernel starch, Madder dye, Thickener, Mordants, Fastness properties
