Application of Eco Printing on Cotton Fabric through Various Techniques

Application of plant leave on fabric printing

Abstract

Eco Printing is a modern application of the traditions of natural dyeing with plants. In this study, eco-printing of eucalyptus and guava leaves is applied and evaluated on cotton fabric. It is applied by use of steaming techniques (alum mordants, ferrous oxide, alum and FeO mordants), boiling (roll + boil) (boil + roll) madder mordant, solar dying techniques and heat press techniques on cotton fabric. The result of steaming techniques (alum mordants, ferrous oxide, alum and ferrous oxide mordants), boiling (roll + boil) (boil + roll) madder mordant, solar dying techniques and heat press techniques was evaluated by questionnaire with close ended questions. The fabric was pre mordant with alum, ferrous oxide and madder mordants. The result of steaming with alum mordant, showed that guava had dark green print with detailed printed veins of leaves and back of guava leaf also gave result of dark green outline of leaf while result of eucalyptus were faded. The result of steaming with iron mordant, showed black outlines of leaves of eucalyptus and guava with fading colors of eucalyptus and guava. The result of steaming with alum and iron mordant, showed dark green outlines of eucalyptus and guava leaves. Eucalyptus and guava have pale, and colors are bleeding outside the outlines of leaf prints. The result of rolling technique & then boiling using madder mordant and, boiling technique & then rolling, showed clear and light tones of equal red shades of leaves with detailed prints of leaves of guava and proper outline and colors of eucalyptus leaves. The result of solar dying techniques, showed light shades of faded pink with light outlines of eucalyptus and guava leaves were achieved with this technique but didn’t have deeper prints of leaves. The result of heat press techniques, showed only veins and outlines of leaves of guava and eucalyptus while the color of the leaves was faded.