Dyeing of wool fabrics with heather (calluna vulgaris L.) Leaves

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Humanity has recently been excessively pollutingnatural resources and nature, and not only the scientific community but alsomany organizations are undertaking various activities to prevent this diresituation. In this study, heather (<i>Callunavulgaris</i> L.) leaves were used as a natural dye source for the dyeing ofwoolen fabrics. The heather leaves to be used as dye were dried and ground anddyed at 95°C for 1 hour using FeSO₄ and CuSO₄ metal salts, or a combination ofthese, as mordants. After dyeing, a "warm wash-soap wash-warmwash-rinse" process was applied, and then it was dried at roomtemperature. Colors in brown, light brown, and beige tones were obtained. TheCIE <i>L*a*b*</i> color values ​​and <i>K/S</i> values ​​of the colored samples weredetermined using Konica Minolta spectrophotometry. Additionally, the washingand rubbing fastness values ​​of the dyed samples were tested, and they weredetermined to be within 4-5 points. As a result, acceptable color shades andfastness tests were obtained for the dyed samples.<o:p></o:p></span>