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Croatian Traditional Herbal Dyes For Textile Dyeing

Textiles, namely protein fibers, in continental part of central Europe have been traditionally dyed by natural dyes. In the process textile materials were pre or after treated by metal salts – mordants (usually: KAl(SO4)2•12H2O, SnCl2•2H2O, FeSO4•7H2O, CuSO4•5H2O). Most represented active substances in herbal extracts are flavonoid derivatives, which by complexing with metal ions constitute colored complexes. Depending on herb species and mordant applied, a wide palette of colors is available. Good fastness to processes of textile washing and care implicate to the stability of formed metal complexes.

herbal dyes ; Croatian tradition

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