Research Article

Analysis of Depth of Shade on Mercerized and Unmercerized Fabric among Different Woven Fabric Structures

Table 3

Effect of shade % on mercerized fabric.

Shade %Fabric structureDye at solutionDye at fabric (depth of shade)Dye loss

A = 0.520 × 20 sheeting0.5%0.36%0.14%
30 × 30 sheeting0.5%0.17%0.33%
Herringbone0.5%0.31%0.19%

B = 1.520 × 20 sheeting1.5%1.08%0.42%
30 × 30 sheeting1.5%0.84%0.66%
Herringbone1.5%1.18%0.32%

C = 420 × 20 sheeting4%2.80%1.20%
30 × 30 sheeting4%2.1%1.90%
Herringbone4%3.1%0.90%