EVALUATION OF NATURAL FIBERS COLORED TINTS EXTRACTED FROM CHAMOMILE (Matricaria chamomilla)

Abstract

With the purpose of evaluating the natural dyeings gotten from the chamomile in colorings the ovine wool (animal fiber) and cotton (vegetal fiber), flowers and leaves from the Matricaria chamomilla L. were used, with the direct method using water as source and as mordant different proportions of alum(10 and 15 %). The objectives: to

evaluate the dyeing of natural animal fibers (ovine wool) and vegetal (cotton) through the use of extracted coloring from the Matricaria chamomilla L. species; to diversify the conventional uses that the chamomilla L. has in the agro industrial field; to give and added value to these natural fibers as the ovine fiber and cotton, to improve its economical value. At the end of this investigation it was possible to determine that in the case of the lamb fiber, the most stable colorings were the one coming from the leaves at 60 minutes, boiling while those from the flowers are a bit less stable. The coloring in the case of cotton was possible, using 10 % of mordant and 60 minutes of boiling; and 15 % mordant for 40 and 60 minutes boiling, observing significant ire difference in the color and its stability, In general, the predominant colors in natural fibers in studies were yellowish tones.