The novel method relates to dyeing a textile article with medicinally rich
herbs to produce natural, unique, deep and fast coloured textile articles
having medicinal effects shield the human skin. Successive stages of
dyeing include desizing, bleaching, scouring, galling, mordanting,
dyeing, washing, colour fixing and finishing. The textile article is
pretreated with camel/buffalo/cow dung, Myrobalans and Alum for fixation
and development of colour and finally with extract of herbs for dyeing.
Salts of copper, chromium, tin and iron can also be use as mordants to
modify the shade. In yarn dyeing, drying is done by hanging on a bamboo
stick in sunlight and for even penetration of dye yarn is continuously
rotated in a dye solution. Novel herbal dyes, methods and cloths made
thereof, in chemical free, detergent free, non hazardous, eco friendly,
pollution free, having anti-allergic, antiseptic and antimicrobial
functions are disclosed.