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7 Heat the dye bath to (around 80°C to 90°C). 12 Immerse the cotton yarn in the neutralizing solution.
8 Maintain the temperature and let the cotton yarn dye 13 Let it treat for 10-15 minutes.
for 30-45 minutes.
Rinsing and drying
Cooling and rinsing
14 Rinse the cotton yarn thoroughly with cold water to
9 Gradually cool the dye bath to around 40°C to 50°C. remove any remaining neutralizing solution.

10 Rinse the cotton yarn thoroughly with cold water to 15 Gently squeeze out excess water from the cotton
remove any excess dye. yarn.
Neutralization 16 Then dry the cotton yarn in a room temperature.
11 Mix acetic acid with water (around 1% to 2% of the
weight of the cotton yarn).

TASK 4: Dyeing of cotton fabric with direct dyes

Refer TASK 3 (Step 1 to 16)

- The amount of dye and chemicals required - It’s recommended to perform a sample
may vary depending on the type of wool, dyeing test before dyeing the entire batch
cotton and the desired shade. of wool and cotton fabric or yarn.

82 Textile & Handloom : Shawl Weaving Artisan (NSQF - 2024) Exercise 1.6.55