Dyeing of Wool
Wool is believed to be the first 'animal fiber' used for apparel textile by human being from as early as 4000 BC. Even after the advent of a number of synthetic fibers in the last century, wool has maintained its importance & prominent position owing to its unique characteristics ...
[ By Ashok Athalye, Hashmukh Tailor, Sanjeev Kumar ]

Dyeing of Polyester with Natural Dyes
Natural dyes refer to those colourants which are obtained from plant, animal and mineral resources. These are used for colouration of textile, ...
[ By Sankar Ray Maulik, Sunindita Roy ]

Value Addition in Cotton Yarn Dyeing by Tulactiv XLE
Cotton, the king of apparel textile substrates, has the purest form of natural cellulosic fiber and owing to its inherent characteristics is the most preferred fiber for formal wear. Availability of cotton grown in field, be by the conventional cultivation or by organic standard m ...
[ By Ashok Athalye and Jaydeep Gupte ]

Enzymes-Nature's Catalysts
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze (i.e. accelerate) chemical reactions. In these reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process are ...
[ By Ruchi Kholiya, Dr. Alka Goel ]

Safe Textile Products-Guaranteed
Many brands and retailers use Restricted Substance Lists (RSLs) to ensure the safety of their textile supply chain, as discussed in the feature in the June 2009 AATCC Review. But sometimes, especially in product categories like children-wear, brands want to offer their consumers a th ...
[ By Maria C. Thiry ]