Yarn Dyeing:

Yarn dyeing is slightly difference from woven or knit dyeing. Dyed yarns are used for making
stripe knit or woven fabrics or solid dyed yarn fabric or in sweater manufacturing. Yarns are dyed
in package form or hank form by yarn dyeing process. Dyeing process can be vary depending on
the individual procedure of a textile engineer or a dyeing master. Now I will give typical flow
chart of yarn dyeing.

Yarn dyeing

Process
flow
chart
for
(Dark/Medium/Light shade):

100%

Pretreatment
Batch loaded

Demineralization (50C, 20 min; PH=4.5)

Scouring & bleaching (100C40 min.)

Drain

Rinse

Drain

Neutralization with acid (50C 20 min)

Hot Wash with peroxide killer (60C,20 min.)

Drain

Cotton

Yarn

Dyeing

Leveling agent & Salt (60 20 min; PH=6)

Color dosing (60C20 min.)

Run time = 10 min. (60C)

Color migration (80C 20 min.)

Cooling (60C)

Level Check

Soda dosing (60C30 min.)

Dyeing run (Dark-60C60 min;Medium-60C40 min;Light-60C

30 min)

Dyeing sample check

(If Ok)

Drain

After-treatment

Rinse (with cold Water)

Neutralization after dyeing (50C20 min.)

Drain

Soaping (Hot wash)

Drain

Rinse

Add finishing chemical(60C20 min)

Drain

Unload