Dyeing textiles with natural plant dyes from onion skin and pomegranate peel, with the aim of obtaining Pantone 13-1023 Peach Fuzz

Abstract

The study investigates the potential of natural dyes for achieving accurate colour reproduction on textiles, using natural dyes plant origin, specifically onion skin and pomegranate peel extracts. Silk and wool fabrics were dyed at three dyestuff concentrations (0.1%, 2% and 5%) to match the Pantone reference colour 13-1023 Peach Fuzz, and their colorimetric properties were assessed through spectrophotometric measurement. The aim of the research was to evaluate the reproducibility and identify the key challenges associated with spectral consistency. The most significant finding of this study is that precise hue match (∆h/S_h < 1) was obtained for silk and wool samples dyed with the content of 100% onion peel dyestuff at the dyestuff concentration of 5%. Despite the successful reproduction of the hue parameter, however, there were problems in achieving overall colour consistency, as variations in lightness and chroma were observed. Noticeable differences in those parameters indicate the need for further optimisation of dyeing methods to improve reproducibility. This study provides valuable insight into the feasibility of using natural dyes in controlled applications, balancing the environmental benefits with the challenges of colour reproducibility.