Penggunaan Bentonit sebagai Pengental dalam Proses Pewarnaan Kain Tenun Palembang

Abstract

This study aims to determine the extent of bentonite can be used as athickener in the process of dyeing cloth dab Tajung Palembang and research has been carried out starting with the manufacture of materials bentonite thickener, making pastadab by varying the concentration of bentonite 100, 200, 300 and 400 g / 1 kg of pasta dab.Each pasta stored for 0 days, 2 hours and 4 days, yarn material that has been compiled inorder to design stained by using a paste pencoletan dab dye that has been prepared in accordance with the desired pattern, then aerated, then washed and dried woven. Woven fabric obtained by testing the aging of color, the color fastness to washing and rubbing, the sharpness of the motive, the stiffness of cloth and dab the stability of the paste. Results showed that increasing the concentration of bentonite in the pasta dab will improve the sharpness Tajung fabric pattern, did not reduce either thecolor fastness to washing andpolishing cloth and does not add stiffness. Optimalconditions in the process of dyeingcloth dab Tajung Palembang bentonite obtained at a concentration of 200 g / 1 kg of pastapasta dab dab and long storage 0 days, producing a color decay K / S 16.21, colorfastness to washing and rubbing each 4 - 5, 4 and 3-4 and the sharpness of motif 3.0