Process Control in Textile Chemical Processing

ABS Laboratories is mainly into manufacturing of Sulphur Dyes, Direct Dyes and  Reactive Dyes (HE class) for coloration of textile products. 


What is more important that on their website is a wealth of useful information for textile professional.


You can get characteristic shades of Sulphur, Direct and Reactive Dyes. If you also want to know how to apply sulphur dyes, click here to find out. 


And best of all they have an amazing document on the process control of Textile Chemical Processing. 

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A review of Cotton Spinning- Process Control Perspective

On this site, I have found quite a good number of articles on properties of cotton and cotton spinning. A very good site for the review of spinning basics.

Here is a list of the articles that I like the most.

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Dyeing of Ikat Orissa Yarn with Vat and Napthol Colors

Dyeing of Ikat Orissa Yarn with Vat and Napthol Colors

Vat Colouring of Handloom yarn:

For vat colouring of one muda ( equivalent to 10 hank/ phand locally or 8400 yards) of handloom yarn 2 gms of colour, 8 gms of caustic soda and 8 gms of hydrogen sulphide is added in 1.5 litres of hot water. The yarn is then dipped in the hot water and stirred. The yarn is then drained out of the container and allowed to cool down. It is then washed in cold water and then sun dried.

Napthal Colouring of Handloom yarn:

For napthal colouring of one muda  of handloom yarn 4 gms of caustic soda and 4 gms of napthal is added in 1.5 litres of water and boiled. The yarn is then dipped in the hot water and stirred. Subsequently the yarn is drained out of the container and allowed to cool down. 4 gms of colour is then added in another container having 1.5 litres of water and stirred. Now the napthal drained yarn is dipped in this container. Water is then drained out of the coloured yarn and sun dried.

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Treasure House of Information of Indian Traditional Textile Processes

The website of All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA) is an amazing resource of information about the traditional craft processes. This organization has introduced Craftmark certification. It prohibits child labor, and guarantees that hand-made aspect of the craft processes are used. They have done extensive research in the craft regions of the country and have come up with diagnostic studies on the regions.  All the studies are available on this site for reference. They have also listed, documented and kept for reference the traditional craft process such as Ajrak, Kalamkari, Maheshwari and Chanderi printing. This site is a must for Indian traditional craft enthusiast.

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1.       Traditional Craft Processes

2.       Diagnostic Studies of Crafts 

3.       Handcraft Sector in India- Frost and Sullivan Study

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