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New range of low temperature acid dyes - High tinctorial
strength.
High light fastness
Used for dyeing knitted wool garments, silk, woolen yarn and sheep
skins.
There is no shrinkage or felting of wool.
RECIPE Dye: 1 - 2 % of dry material
weight (for deep shade) Acetic Acid: 1/2 teaspoon per litre of
water Water: 20 litre per kilo of dry
material
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For pale shades set water temperature at 50°C
(120°F)
For deep shades set water temperature 70°-75°C
(160°-165°F)
At this temperature, the knitted wool will not shrink or
felt.
Soak garment for 30 minutes in dye bath.
Modified basic dyes for dyeing acrylic
(Acrilan, Courtelle, Orlon)
paper, wood & dried flowers.
Also used for dyeing silk and silk flowers in very brilliant
colours.
RECIPE Dye: 1 - 3% of dry material
weight Acetic Acid 30%: 1/2 teaspoon per litre of
water Water: 15-20 litre per kilo of dry
material
Dissolve dye in little boiling water
and add it to the bulk of cold water. Add acetic acid and
Acrylic Silk , wood & dried flowers need
only a short immersion.
fibre and bring to boil. Maintain at the boil for 60
minutes. Turn heat off but leave fabric to cool in dye
solution (failure to cool slowly will distort fabric) - it
is recommended to leave fabric cooling overnight
Especially selected dyes for professional
silk painter.
Strong vibrant colours for hand painting on silk . Steam
fixation.
Dyes have a very high wash and light fastness.
Easy to prepare formulations with long storage life.
Dyes are very economical to use. For maximum
strength 50gram
make 1 litre of silk dye.
50gram of Magenta & Turquoise make 2.7 litres of dye!
25gram of Cyan make 2.5 litres of dye!
HAND PAINTING
RECIPE . Prepare the BASE MEDIUM: to 1 litre of
water add 2 ml (one teaspoon) of Acetic Acid and 2 ml
of LYOGEN. This mixture is used to dilute dye if
paler colour is required. Bottle and use as
required. 1. Dissolve 50g of dye in one litre of
water (see note below). This produces maximum intensity of
colour*. Add a teaspoon each of Acetic Acid &
LYOGEN.
Once prepared, the liquid dye will keep
for long
time
without deterioration. 2. Paint on silk or wool. 3 Steam for 40 minutes. Steaming for
longer time may affect the strength of colour. See note
below ** 4. Rinse first in cold water, then in
warm soapy water. DISSOLVING
DYES Dyes in granular form should be
dissolved by sprinkling them on top of lukewarm water whilst
stirring. Dyes in powder form are dissolved in very
hot water. Magenta, Cyan & Turquoise: mix
first with cold water & LYOGEN till "dispersed", then
use boiling water. * Turquoise, Magenta
& Cyan (200%) are extremely concentrated
dyes. Maximum suggested dilution
for Magenta & Turquoise is 18g per litre. For Cyan
maximum suggested dilution is 10g per litre (1g per 100 ml).
Using greater amounts of dye may lead to colours bleeding
during washing. If stronger colour is required, and bleeding
occurs, it can be counteracted to certain degree by rinsing
in a bath containing 30 ml of DYEFIX to each litre of
rinsing water. ** Note : Successful steaming requires
combination of heat and steam. If conducted in properly
insulated vessel the steaming time should not exceed 40
minutes. Metal pots can be a problem due to excessive
amounts of condensation inside the pot. Ideal for small time
home production is a Chinese bamboo steamer placed in a
Chinese cooking wok. It is not necessary to use any aluminum
foil at all. Just wrap silk in thin cotton material, place
it in the bamboo steamer and allow free circulation of steam
. There is no condensation or ruined silk. Temperature
inside steamer reaches very close to boiling temperature
which is ideal for good fixation. Periodically add some
boiling water to the wok .
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COLD BATCHING
Suitable only for wool (unspun fiber) and knitted
garments
Materials needed:
5 ml Acetic Acid
5 ml Lyogen
300g Urea
10g Manutex or 5g DR33
10 ml Metholated Spirits
1. Dissolve Urea in 500 ml warm water;
add LYOGEN and Acetic Acid. 2. Paste Manutex with Metholated Spirits
in a screw top jar, add 500 ml of cold water, close lid -
shake. Allow to swell 3. Add this to pre-dissolved Urea mixture
and stir. This is your Base Medium to which small amounts of
pre-dissolved dye are added. 5g of dye per 100 ml of Base
Medium will give maximum colour intensity. 4. Apply to wool, cover with plastic
sheet (or place in plastic bag) and leave for 24
hours. 5. Wash in hot soapy water.
If using DR33
thickener -dissolve in cold water then add 2-3 drops of
acetic acid and allow 15 minutes to swell.
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Cold water fibre reactive dyes,
suitable for dyeing on cotton, silk, jute, rayon and
hessian. Can not be used on synthetics or fabric that has
been coated with resin or drip-dry finish. All colours are
completely inter mixable.
Unique property of Drimarene-K dye is stability
in water solution. They will keep
for weeks without any adverse results or loss of colour
strength providing nothing else has been added to the dye
solution.
The dyes can be applied by 6 different methods to suit your needs:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
The following table sets out the
amounts of dye and chemicals required for successful dyeing.
It must be remembered that WEIGHT OF DRY MATERIAL determines
the quantities of water, dye, and fixing
agent. For every 100 grams of material you
need: 2 litre of water 3-5 gr. dye 80- 100g salt 30- 40g soda ash 60- 90 minutes
fixation Dissolve dye (granules
by sprinkling on top of lukewarm water -
powders by dissolving in very hot water)
then add required amount of water. 2. Immerse cloth and agitate to
ensure even penetration. 3. Dissolve kitchen salt in hot
water and add it to the dye bath. Agitate for 10
minutes. 4. Dissolve Soda Ash in little
boiling water and add it to the dye bath. This will
start a chemical reaction which will fix the colour
to the material. Leave for 60-90 minutes depending
on required depth of shade. The material should be
periodically agitated. 5. Rinse material under cold
running water for ,then rinse in boiling or very
hot water containing 1gr of
SYNTHRAPOL per litre
of water. 6. For Scarlet, Turquoise
& Green use Sodium Sulphate instead of kitchen
salt The word "cold"
fibre reactive dyes does not necessarily mean that they
should be used in cold water. All "cold" reactives, who ever
the manufacturer is, are designed to function at their
optimum between 35 - 50 centigrade (95 -122F). If for some
reason you feel inclined to use ice cubes in your dye bath -
don't , you will get very poor colour yield. However if you
really insist that the ice cubes are
way to go,
use NAPHTOL
DYES as they are at
their best in icy water. 1. Dissolve 10g DR-33 thickener
in 1 litre of cold water add teaspoon of acetic
acid, stir. If no thickener necessary omit step
1 2. Dissolve A. 60g Urea and 5g Resist
Salt in a little hot water. B. 40g Soda Ash and 25g
Bicarbonate of Soda in a little boiling
water. 3. Combine A and B together and
add cold water to make 1 litre, bottle and use as
needed. 4. Dissolve dye, add prepared A
& B solution and DR-33 ( or Manutex) paste.
Adjust to required consistency by adding either
more A&B solution (or DR-33 paste if thickener
is used). 5. Apply to fabric and leave to
dry as long as possible, then rinse in cold water
containing
SYNTHRAPOL and few
drops of vinegar.
DRIMAFIX is a one step fixing
agent for use with DRIMARENE-K dyes. DRIMAFIX opens
up new ways of exploring the full capabilities of
Drimarene-K dyes by allowing the application of as
many colours as one wish, with an easy and simple
fixation process. It is now possible to treat a
piece of cotton or silk material the same way a
painter uses a canvas... simply paint on your
design in as many colours as desired and when
finished apply DRIMAFIX over the entire work for
one step multi-colour fixation. There are no more
messy chemicals to worry about. 1. Dissolve Drimarene-K in
water ( For strong colour use 1gr of dye to 20 ml
water, and for pastel shade use 1gr of dye to 200
ml of water). Do not add any chemicals. Apply the
colour directly to the material with a paintbrush.
Once the painting is completed, it should be left
until it is completely dry. 3. Apply DRIMAFIX over the
entire painting with a brush or squeegee. Roll the
whole thing up like a sausage, making sure that the
ends are sealed to prevent it from drying. Leave
the rolled material for at least two hours to
complete the fixation process. 4. Unroll the material and
wash it vigorously under cold running water until
all traces of DRIMAFIX are washed away. The
material should then be washed in hot water
containing
SYNTHRAPOL to remove
any traces of excess dye and thus prevent possible
bleeding during drying. The first thing that one
notices during the washing out is that there is
absolutely no run-off of the dye at all. The dye
has been fixed completely and providing that the
cloth has been washed thoroughly, there will be no
bleeding. The intensity of the fixed colour is the
same as when originally applied - something that is
not possible with any other fixing
method. DRIMARENE-K dye will keep in
water solution for weeks WITHOUT any adverse
results or loss of colour strength. This makes the
DRIMAFIX method extremely economical. Simply mix a
small quantity of concentrated dye, then dilute the
solution to required strength as needed. Absolutely unique system
possible only with combination of Super Gutta &
Drimarene-K dye. For printing or silk
screening, simply add some dissolved dye to
the DR-33 powder, add teaspoon of acetic or citric
acid to thicken it, then proceed
as per steps 1 to 4 in
hand painting method. It is important that the
resulting printing paste is made to the right
consistency - just thick enough to contain the dye
from spreading onto surrounding areas. 1. Weigh the material.
Each 100g (3.5oz) of dry weight will
require 2. Prepare the DYE
LIQUOR as follows: A. 60g(2 oz) / litre
Urea + 20g / litre Sodium Sulphate Dissolved
Drimarene-K dye (strength as required
) B. 45g/litre Soda
Ash 3. Place material in
plastic bag. Mix A + B and pour into
the 4. Seal the bag and
make sure material is uniformly coated
with dye liquor. DYEING
TIME 4 MINUTES. 5. Remove from bag and
hang till dripping stops (20-30
minutes). Using this method it
is possible to obtain VERY intense
colours,
1. Printing paste: 2. Paint dissolved Drimarene-K
dye directly onto the screen and allow to
dry. 3. Squeegee the printing paste
though the painted screen directly onto
material. 4. Cover with plastic sheet to
prevent drying out and leave preferably overnight
before rinsing. Silk can be steam fixed. DR-33 ( modified Guar Gum)
thickener is better alternative to Manutex RS as it
is much cheaper and easier to prepare. It has high
tolerance to both acid and alkali dye
solutions. Preparation recipe: Dissolve
maximum 25g (2 oz) of powder in 1 litre (1/4
gallon) of cold water. Add 23.100 drops of Acetic
acid 30% (or 1/2 tsp. dissolved citric acid) shake
and leave aside for 10 minutes to
thicken.
(lower figures are for medium shades)
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After dyeing is finished, the dye bath is completely
exhausted and can not be reused.
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Once
the chemicals are added to the dye solution
the prepared mixture must be used within
hour.
DRIMAFIX
PROCESS
2. Place the painting on a plastic sheet, which is
slightly larger than the painting.
COLOURED
LINES
Mix small amounts of DRIMARENE-K dye powder with
SUPER GUTTA. Fill the gutta applicator bottle
(fitted with a fine nib) with the coloured gutta
and draw your design. When dry, apply DRIMAFIX,
which fixes the coloured lines and removes the
SUPER GUTTA in one simple operation. Do not use
Black colour as it will "gum" up. Very effective on
silk as the thin coloured lines can be used in the
manner similar to a pencil drawing on
paper.
SCREEN
PRINTING
TIE
DYEING
4 MINUTES RAPID FIXATION PROCESS:
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400 ml (14fl.oz) of DYE LIQUOR. (ratio
fabric to dye liquor 1:4)
(or cooking salt) .
bag.
Dry with hair drier. Rinse out in warm
water with added
SYNTHRAPOL
(using up to 5% of dye).
POLYCHROMATIC
PRINTING
Dissolve 20g Manutex (or 5g DR-33) in 350 ml water,
add 100g Urea, 10g Resist Salt and 25g Bicarbonate
of Soda (12g. if printing on silk). Adjust
consistency with water for
screen-printing.
Dissolve dye, salt and enter fabric. Slowly agitate for 10
minutes.
Add Soda Ash and increase temperature. Fabric should be agitated
duringthe entire dyeing process to avoid uneven and spotty
dyeing
Each kilo of fabric requires :
30~40 litre of water 20g. dye 1 kg salt 500g soda ash 60 minutes fixation
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