| Abstract |
The paper examines sustainable approaches to cotton dyeing, focusing on indigo and woad dyes. It emphasizes the use of green reducing agents and the application of natural colorants. The study aims to enhance lightfastness by using lemon nutrients on dyed fabrics and evaluates these fabrics against industrially practiced standards. The experimental setup involved scouring and dyeing cotton fabrics with indigo and woad, utilizing various reducing agents and lemon treatment. Evaluating colorfastness to light revealed promising results. Woad-dyed cotton with certain reducing agents displayed good to excellent lightfastness, notably improving when treated with lemon. Similarly, lemon treatment enhanced the lightfastness of indigo-dyed cotton, showcasing better results. The conclusion highlights the potential of woad as an alternative to indigo due to comparable lightfastness. Applying lemon to woad-dyed fabrics enhances lightfastness, especially when using specific reducing agents. However, issues like color depth in woad-dyed cotton with fructose indicate the need for further research. |
, Jennifer Harmon 
