CLASSIFICATION OF DYES

CLASSIFICATION OF DYES

Textiles,Clothing and Fashion

Multiple Choice

__________ is the application of a dye to create interesting designs and to fibre, yarn or fabric.

• printing

• dyeing

• painting

• embroidery

Multiple Select

What are the two groups that dyes are classified into?

• natural and synthetic

• printing or dyeing

• complementary or analogous

Fill in the Blank

Synthetic dyes are made _____________.

Multiple Choice

Natural dyes are usually obtained from __________.

• paint

• crayon

• batik

• plants

Open Ended

Two examples of natural dyes are?

Examples of mordants/fixative

• vinegar

• salt

• alum

• copper sulphate

Fill in the Blank

Natural dyes require a substance called _______

Fill in the Blank

Mordant is a substance which is added to dye bath causing the dye to remain _______ or ________ and also to improve the ________of the dye

Multiple Select

Select all the substances used as mordants.

• sugar

• salt

• alum

• ink

• vinegar

Portfolio Assignment

• Cut 3 pieces if white cotton fabric, size-7x7.

• Select any three natural dyes of your choice.

• Dye your pieces of fabric to put in your portfolio as samples.

• Take pictures and record what you do at each step.