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An investigation into water marking and colour change in tussah silk fabric during moisture absorption
Author(s) -
Jinqiang Liu
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1998.tb01924.x
Subject(s) - wetting , lustre (file system) , silk , moisture , reflectivity , materials science , composite material , steaming , absorption of water , water content , optics , chemistry , food science , geology , geotechnical engineering , physics , file system , computer science , operating system
This study investigates the phenomena of water marking and colour change in tussah silk fabric. Fully wetting the fabric and applying a small amount of moisture (by steaming) both result in changes in the fabric's optical properties: fully wetting causes a decrease in the reflectance of the fibre surface, while exposure to small amounts of moisture results in an increase. Lustre changes (reflectance variations) of tussah fabrics after wet or steam treatments are macroscopic effects of changes in the optical reflectance of the fibres and indicate that the visual colour differences in the fabric following water marking or colour change result from structural changes in the fibres.