Extraction of Natural Dye from some Useful Dye Plants in Upper Myanmar

Myanmar is in an advantageous position since the country holds a rich reservoir of natural products. As the use of natural dyes does not cause pollution, it is the immense importance to explore the sources of natural dye from the abundantly occurring plants. The present research has led to the development of the process for the extraction of natural dyes from some abundantly occurring natural sources such as Acacia Catechu, Eastern Gooseberry Emblica Officinalis, Terminalia Chebula and Terminalia Cattapa ,etc. are almost available everywhere in Myanmar. In this paper, an attempt was made on the dyeing of Myanmar silk yarns using natural dyes with the help of mordants such as rust, vinegar and common salt, etc. to get different colors. Moreover, fastness tests especially for rubbing and washing on dyed silk yarns were carried out. Staining and changing in color were assessed by using standard grey scale and the results were recorded