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Colour Fastness Properties of Dyed Mesta Fibre


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1 Department of Textile and Apparel Designing, College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Textile and Apparel Designing, College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
     

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Mesta is the name given to the fibres obtained from commercially cultivated species such as Hibiscus cannabinus and Hibiscus sabdariffa, which belongs to the family Malvaceae, harvested at 15 days prior to physiological maturity and physiological maturity stage. Stalks were treated with 2 per cent urea and steeped in horizontal and combination of vertical-horizontal. Fibre was scoured, bleached and dyed using napthol dyes. Dyed fibre was studied for its fastness properties. Study revealed that scoured+bleached+dyed fibres extracted from stalks harvested at physiological maturity stage was good to excellent and poor for the fibres extracted from stalks harvested 15 days prior to maturity. Thus, scoured+bleached+dyed mesta fibres can be utilized in producing textiles and accessories that require minimum or no washing.

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Mesta Fibre, Harvesting Stage, Urea Treatment, Steeping Method, Wash Fastness, Light Fastness
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Authors

R. K. Dhanalaxmi
Department of Textile and Apparel Designing, College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Jyoti V. Vastrad
Department of Textile and Apparel Designing, College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Mesta is the name given to the fibres obtained from commercially cultivated species such as Hibiscus cannabinus and Hibiscus sabdariffa, which belongs to the family Malvaceae, harvested at 15 days prior to physiological maturity and physiological maturity stage. Stalks were treated with 2 per cent urea and steeped in horizontal and combination of vertical-horizontal. Fibre was scoured, bleached and dyed using napthol dyes. Dyed fibre was studied for its fastness properties. Study revealed that scoured+bleached+dyed fibres extracted from stalks harvested at physiological maturity stage was good to excellent and poor for the fibres extracted from stalks harvested 15 days prior to maturity. Thus, scoured+bleached+dyed mesta fibres can be utilized in producing textiles and accessories that require minimum or no washing.

Keywords


Mesta Fibre, Harvesting Stage, Urea Treatment, Steeping Method, Wash Fastness, Light Fastness

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