An experimental study to evaluate the shade change of reactive dyed woven fabric after application of water repellent finish and cross linker

Finishing is the last stage of textile chemical wet processing to impart aesthetics and functional characteristics in woven and knitted fabrics Water repellent finishes form a thin hydrophobic layer on the surface of the cotton fabric which changes its hydrophilic nature to hydrophobic Water repellent finishes influences on the color shades and other properties of dyed finished fabric However despite its significance for the textile processing industry the amount of color change is yet to be determined quantitatively In this backdrop the present research work has been carried out to predict the amount of color change as affected by different concentrations of water repellent finishes and cross linkers The results show that oil and water repellent finishes have a significant impact on shade depth of reactive dyed fabric These finishes increase the K S value in dark shades and decreases in light and medium shades The results show that the significant color change occur after application of finish nbsp