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Cloth Dyeing

Dyeing is the process of imparting color to a textile material in loose fibre, yarn, cloth or garment form by treatment with a dye.

For most of the thousands of years in which dyeing has been used by humans to decorate clothing, or fabrics for other uses, the primary source of dye has been nature, with the dyes being extracted from animals or plants. In the last 150 years, man has produced artificial dyes to achieve a broader range of colours, and to render the dyes more stable to resist washing and general use. Different classes of dye are used for different types of fibre and at different stages of the textile production process from loose fibers through yarn and cloth to made up garments.

Acrylic fibers are dyed with basic dyes, nylon and protein fibers such as wool and silk are dyed with acid dyes, polyester yarn is dyed with disperse dyes. Cotton is dyed with a range of dye types including vat dyes which are similar to the ancient natural dyes and modern synthetic reactive and direct dyes.

This a specialised home based or small business. Although rather unconventional, cloth dyeing can generate substantial income and opportunities derived from bulk material suppliers, organisations and event organisers.