Dyeing Club
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Dyeing is the most significant branch of textile Engineering. “Dyeing Club“
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Dear all,
We are looking for an IE manager with the knowledge of LEAN as well for Zaber & Zubair.
If you know any capable candidate for this position, please advise to send CV to: [email protected]
Thanks
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Extract dyes stuff from raw materials: From petals of flowers & sawdust.
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Extract dyes stuff from natural raw materials: From skin and root of trees
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Natural dyes of Bangladesh
History of DYE from 2600 BC to the 20th Century (part-1)
2600 BC: Earliest written record of the use of dyestuffs in China
715 BC: Wool dyeing established as craft in Rome
331 BC: Alexander finds 190 year old purple robes when he conquers Susa, the Persian capital. They were in the royal treasury and said to be worth $6 million.
327 BC: Alexander the Great mentions "beautiful printed cottons" in India
236 BC: An Egyptian papyrus mentions dyers as "stinking of fish, with tired eyes and hands working unceasingly
55 BC: Romans found painted people "picti" in Gaul dyeing themselves with Woad (same chemical content of color as indigo)
2ND and 3RD Centuries AD: Roman graves found with madder and indigo dyed textiles, replacing the old Imperial Purple (purpura)
3rd Century: papyrus found in a grave contains the oldest dye recipe known, for imitation purple - called Stockholm Papyrus. It is a Greek work.
273 AD: Emperor Aurelian refused to let his wife buy a purpura-dyed silk garment. It cost it’s weight in gold.
Late 4TH Century: Emperor Theodosium of Byzantium issued a decree forbidding the use of certain shades of purple except by the Imperial family on pain of death.
400 AD: Murex (the mollusk from which purpura comes) becoming scarce due to huge demand and over harvesting for Romans. One pound of cloth dyed with Murex worth $20,000 in terms of our money today (Emperor Augustus source).
700's: A Chinese manuscript mentions dyeing with wax resist technique (batik).
925: The Wool Dyers' Guilds first initiated in Germany
1188: The first mention of Guilds for Dyers in London
1197: King John (of Magna Carta fame) persuaded Parliament to regulate dyeing of woolens to protect the public from poor quality goods
1200's: Rucellia, of Florence, rediscovered the ancient art of making purple dye from lichens sent from Asia Minor (similar to Orchils?)
1212: The city of Florence had over 200 dyers, fullers and tailors. A directory of weavers and spinners was published as well.
1290: The only blue dye of the period, Woad, began to be raised extensively in Germany. The 3 major dyes were now: woad, madder and weld.
1321: Brazilwood was first mentioned as a dye, source from East Indies and India. (the country of Brazil was named for the wood found there, not vice versa)
1327-1377: Edward III, "Royal Wool Merchant" offered protection to all foreigners living in England and to all who wanted to come to help improve the textile industry.