The study of marigold, cosmos, and butterfly pea color properties on eco printing using cotton, linen, and silk fabrics

• Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
• Main Author: Zainuddin N.; Rosli N.N.F.; Tulos N.; Zakaria M.H.; Aris A.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Physics 2024
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85214890153&doi=10.1088%2f1742-6596%2f2928%2f1%2f012010&partnerID=40&md5=dc80bdbf21f80677a117c9939cb2a325

Fashion trends nowadays prefer synthetic dyes and fabrics in industry and these goods could not successfully connect environmentally friendly concepts with sustainability. As a substitution for synthetic dyes and fabrics, natural dyes, and fabrics can counter the existing problem by carrying out eco-print to minimize environmental pollution and risks to human health. Therefore, this study aims to explore the effect of eco-printing on three different types of fabrics (cotton, linen, and silk) by using three different types of flowers (Marigold, Cosmos, and Butterfly Pea). The Eco-print process was run by using the steaming method with different times taken to determine which time is the most appropriate to get a nice and clear print. This study focused on the colorfastness properties of eco-printed fabrics. These results were evaluated by performing color measurement and fastness tests towards washing and light referring to standard testing methods. As results, with the addition of Aluminium Potassium Sulphate mordants, the effect of eco-print of Marigold Flowers on silk fabric are the best results in fastness properties. The best time for steaming effect for eco-print in this study is 30 minutes. In terms of color measurement, it was discovered that mordants such Aluminium Potassium Sulphate enhance eco-print color on fabrics and provide the darkest colors which provided a colorfastness test with rating of moderate to good towards washing and light testing. © 2024 Institute of Physics Publishing. All rights reserved.