Dye — For other uses, see Dye (disambiguation). Yarn drying after being dyed in the early American tradition, at Conner Prairie living history museum. A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it … Wikipedia
dye — dyable, dyeable, adj. dyer, n. /duy/, n., v., dyed, dyeing. n. 1. a coloring material or matter. 2. a liquid containing coloring matter, for imparting a particular hue to cloth, paper, etc. 3. color or hue, esp. as produced by dyeing. 4. of the… … Universalium
Natural dye — Skeins of wool colored with natural plant dyes. Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The majority of natural dyes are vegetable dyes from plant sources – roots, berries, bark, leaves, and … Wikipedia
Tie-dye — used as stage decor, Snoqualmie Moondance festival (1992) Tie dye is a process of resist dyeing textiles or clothing which is made from knit or woven fabric, usually cotton; typically using bright colors. It is a modern version of traditional… … Wikipedia
Substantive dye — is a dye used in a process in which dye molecules are attracted by physical forces at the molecular level to the textile. The amount of this attraction is known as substantivity : the higher the substantivity the greater the attraction of the dye … Wikipedia
Disperse dye — Disperse dyes are the only water insoluble dyes dyeing polyester and acetate fibers. Disperse dye molecules are the smallest dye molecules among all dyes. A disperse dye molecule has an anthraquinone molecule with nitro, amine or hydroxyl groups… … Wikipedia
Screen-printing — is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink as a sharp edged image onto a substrate. A roller or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil… … Wikipedia
Digital textile printing — is described as any ink jet based method of printing colorants onto fabric. Most notably, digital textile printing is referred to when identifying either printing smaller designs onto garments (t shirts, dresses, promotional wear; abbreviated as… … Wikipedia
Dyeing — This article is about the process of coloring using dyes. For dying and the end of life, see death. Pigments for sale at a market in Goa, India … Wikipedia
Dylon — International is a British brand of textile dyes and other household chemicals. It was founded in 1946 by the Mayborn Group. [1] Mayborn Group sold Dylon International to European homecare company Spotless Group in 2008. Dye brands include Cold… … Wikipedia
