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Fashion and color always comes hand in hand. Color is all over us and we wear them every day. We create a fashion statement with colors. We say out to the world what we feel inside using it. Color and fashion always go hand in hand. Colors are considered symbols and it is widely use to express fashion.
But, how does color added to fabrics? The answer to that is dyeing. Dyeing is the process of putting color to a fabric. Before when synthetic colors or dye were not yet invented, the colors were taken from insects and other natural elements. Dyeing makes a shirt says anger in red, calm in blue and it is even used to promote safety like putting on a bright yellow or loud orange on a specific piece of clothing so that you will be seen.
Dyeing is used in different countries. In India, it is used in saree dyeing. Saree is important clothing especially for Indian women. And saree dyeing is done to enhance the beauty of this special clothing which women use to bring out their true beauty.
So how is it done then? Let us take a look into the world of saree dyeing.
Saree dyeing is just like dyeing other fabrics. Others dye the fibers and not the finished product. Firs of, the cloth or fabric used in saree dyeing should be washed properly leaving it despicably clean. This process is done to eliminate the impurities found in the fabric before we start our saree dyeing. This makes sure that the fabric is free of elements that make it harder for the dye or the color to be attached to the piece of cloth.
Since it is not natural for the fabric to have color, these colors can be washed off easily. So the next step in saree dyeing is to soak the fabric in a fixative that would make the color last and not washable. Do you know that fixatives that can be used for saree dyeing are just found at your kitchen? Vinegar and salt is a good combination for fixative. You can soak your fabric there before the saree dyeing commences.
Next step is to make your dye mixture. You may use natural dye or whatever type of dye you want. In this step, you need to make sure that you get your desired color. Follow instructions for artificial dyes. Then put it inside a pot that is mainly used for dyeing. Heat it up then add the fabric to the combination and make it stay under the fire for about 60 minutes. Check your piece in a 10 minute interval. Once you get the desired color then you can take it off the mixture. Bear in mind though that the color can be different when it is wet.
Take the fabric out of the mixture and hang it. Drying it up in natural heat makes it perfect.
Now, you can wear your colorful saree and display it for the world to see.
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