A team at the country's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, part of the government's lead agency for science and technology, is hoping to do away with the laborious and water - intensive silk -
dyeing process by feeding domesticated silkworms (Bombyx mori) fluorescent molecules mixed into their natural diet of mulberry powder.
Not exact matches
The
process is made possible
by Inkodye, a photographic fabric
dye Genent manufactures in Los Angeles.
Working alongside the good people at Cooking Light on a daily basis has only increased my appetite for healthy foods and inspired me
by proving that I can satisfy my sweet tooth without eating desserts that are loaded with
processed sugar,
dyes, and additives.
All of Alkena's
processes, including knitting, weaving,
dyeing, printing and sewing are annually inspected and monitored
by IMO as against Global Organic Textile Standard.
Despite the fact that certain food
dyes have been discontinued for the
process and production of foods in the European Union, some still manage to be used
by the food industry in Canada and the United States.
But,
by using a
dye that gives out near - infrared light, scientists refined the
process so they could make the distinction.
By examining the hippocampus — a portion of the brain associated with the
process of learning — after the rats learned to associate a sound with a motor response, scientists found that the new brain cells injected with
dye a few weeks earlier were still alive in those that had learned the task while the cells in those who had failed did not survive.
Even if anything even vaguely related to GMOs makes you squeamish, you'll be happy to know that if these
processes could be commercially scaled and made affordable enough to compete with synthetic
dyes, it could put a dent in the 40,000 tons of synthetic indigo used annually
by the denim industry.
Since these artificial
dyes don't add anything beneficial to foods and are most often found in highly
processed foods, nothing is lost
by avoiding them.
Pistachios are at high risk of contamination
by aflatoxin and may be bleached or fumigated during
processing; choose organic pistachios and avoid those that are
dyed, bleached, or show signs of decay
Avoiding
processed foods with all of the additives,
dyes, preservatives, excess sugar and salt is very important, and
by making their lunch we know exactly what is going into it.
It is printed using a waterless
dye process which allows for each side of one piece of fabric to be printed with a different color or pattern making for a lighter, wearable garment while being good to the planet
by not contributing, as other textile companies do, to polluting our water resources.
Step
by step
process on how i
dyed my hair, the products i used below =) Photo taken outside.
Raw for the Planet Indigo uses 15 % less indigo, 70 % less chemicals, no salts, and produces no salt
by - product during reduction and
dyeing process, consequently saving water and leaving clean and recyclable water effluent.
Washing your jeans
by themselves is definitely recommended — you don't want the
dye to accidentally stain any other garments during the washing
process.
*
By Klub Nico * Rounded, more casual toe * Back zip * 5 3/4» shaft * Padded leather footbed * Rubber sole * Leather * Due to the nature of the
dyeing process, natural variations will occur * Brazil
*
By Elizabeth Gillett * Slightly frayed ends * 74» L x 20» W * Linen / cotton * Due to the handcrafted nature of the
dyeing process, color variations may occur * Imported
Following a unique barrel -
dyeing process, which ensures a rich, uniform pigmentation throughout the leather, each hide is checked
by hand and eye, and any naturally occurring blemishes and imperfections are marked in preparation for cutting.
We will see the tissues
process by hand and how
dye.
During our week - long journey with them we spent time learning the traditional practice of backstrap weaving step
by step, from the
dyeing process to spinning the fibers.
In ancient times purple was obtained
by means of a complicated
process from the gland of a sea snail, and was much sought - after as a particularly valuable
dye for artists» colours.
Each sculpture is constructed pixel -
by - pixel with hand - cut, hand -
dyed strips of wood in an overtly laborious
process that is in direct contrast to the slipperiness and speed of the digital world.
Adrien Vescovi makes paintings
by exposing multiple fabrics to outdoor conditions; the weather then causes several
processes on the textile: like Sun - whitening and ripping, and
dye will drop and leak in between fabrics.
Each selected image is printed onto strands of thread pixel
by pixel through a
dye - sublimation ink
process and hand woven to create a solid textile.
Her textile designs are drawn from classic optical illusions and inspired
by «African fabrics»; also known as Dutch wax prints and originating in the Indonesian batik -
dye process.
Duncan's «sun exposures» are created
by placing colored fabrics in windows or wrapping them around objects; without the use of
dye, emulsion, or any purposefully manipulated chemical
process, imagery emerges on them through a combination of time and ultraviolet exposure.
Salonen experiments directly with natural materials
by, for example, extracting colours from flowers,
processing the
dyes further or bleaching plants to make them appear entirely white.
These works were characterized
by the advent of a water - soluble inkjet
dye transfer
process that gave him greater flexibility in the scale of his paintings.
We work inspired
by textiles and colors of the ancient Peruvians, but we can not simply repeat their
processes; today we have plenty of resources to make natural
dyes real and sustainable.
The cooperative
processes high grade raw materials, which are
processed,
dyed, spun, woven, and finished entirely
by hand.
The
process is a combination of efforts between the LG Pocket Photo and the paper itself, the paper having a layer of
dye crystals that change color according to heat generated
by the device.
This is followed
by a colouring
process, in which the strips are placed in drums of bush
dyes, roots and leaves from different plants sourced in the area.