Essential Precautions to Take Before Garment Dyeing

Essential Precautions to Take Before Garment Dyeing

Noor Ahmed Raaz
Specialized in Apparel Manufacturing
Owner and Editor in Chief Textile Merchandising
Asst. Prof., Department of Textile Engineering
Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology
Email: textilemerchandising1@gmail.com

Introduction:

The precaution of garments garment-dyeing process is very important parts. Garment dyeing needs more precaution than fabric dyeing. In garment dyeing, interlining should be selected very carefully so that its performance is not destroyed in the dyeing process. Sewing threads and garments should be made from the same fiber. Elasticity should be such that it is not damaged in the dyeing process. If the garments contain any metal component, then it should be made of nickel or nickel alloy, etc.

Precautions Before Garment Dyeing:

Earlier than dyeing garments few precautions are needed to keep away from dyeing problems. The precautions before garment dyeing are given bellow-

Garments Dyeing

1. Grey Fabric: The grey fabric used for garments should be made from of same lot and the same source.

2. Seam Line: Seam lines in garments should not be too tight or too loose. This may create a problem in dyeing penetration.

3. Shrinkage: In the garment is made of both woven and knit fabric, then the knit fabric should be pre-shrinked to avoid a seam puckering problem.

4. Take-up%: If the garment is made from blended fiber, then dye should be selected carefully so that the whole garments take up some amount of dyes.

5. Metal Component: If the garments contain any metal component, then it should be made of nickel and nickel alloy. Any poor metal component like Al may be destroyed in the dyeing process due to the action of temperature and alkali.

6. Sewing Thread: Sewing thread used in the garments should be made of some fabric of garments fabric.

7. Button: The Button should be selected in case of garments dyeing. Nylon and rubber-type buttons may be destroyed in the dyeing process. Polyester buttons are better in this regard.

8. Crease: Crease problem is a very common problem in the case of cotton. To avoid this problem during garment dyeing, an anti-creasing agent like ‘imacol brand’ is used here.

9. Reactive Dye: Compactly woven fabric should be dyed by the hot band reactive dyes. Cold band dye is not suitable for garments garment-dyeing process.

10. Elastic: In the case of elastic such as waist band, it should be polyester type. Rubber or polyurethane type elastic may be damaged by the action of temperature and chemical.

11. Interlining: Only recommended interlining should be used which garments dyeing is applied.

Noor Ahmed Raaz

Mohammad Noor Nabi, known by his author name Noor Ahmed Raaz, is a PhD Fellow at Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) and the Founder & Editor of Textile Merchandising. He is also an Assistant Professor and Chairman of the Textile Engineering Department at a renowned university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research focuses on textile innovation and sustainability. Awarded the Research & Development Fellowship twice from the Ministry of Science & Technology in Bangladesh, Noor Ahmed Raaz is dedicated to advancing textile engineering through education, research, and industry collaboration. For inquiries or collaborations, contact Noor Ahmed Raaz via email at textilemerchandising1@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +8801673758271.