Herbal Textiles, Organic Textiles And Natural Fabrics : A Brief Report

Herbal Textile is dyed entirely with herbal extractions, without using any sort of chemicals and the process is different from that of vegetable dyes. The herbs used in the dyeing process are cultivated in South East Asian countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India. They also possess natural and medicinal value. Each and every herb used has their own unique medicinal value and are used for treating various ailments. They are becoming increasingly popular in the countries of the European Union.

To bring forth to our readers, the attributes of herbal dyed fabrics, Fibre2fashion spoke to Mr Arun Baid; Director of the India based Aura Herbals Textiles Ltd, who is in to manufacturing of herbal textile fabrics. Aura Herbal is certified by Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) for their natural/herbal dyeing process and certified organic fabrics, textiles and yarns are used as the raw material.

We began the interview by asking Mr Baid to explain the difference between normal and herbal dyed fabrics, to which he carefully explained by saying, “Organic/Herbal fabric is soft in feel and will have more strength then conventional in comparison and it would have typical smell of herbs used for processing the same. The colors may change with the other physical/chemical and external environmental changes and are extremely therapeutic to eyes and mind. Herbally dyed colors are created from plants and minerals. All of the dyes have therapeutic uses as botanicals (herbs), or as homeopathic (diluted), or as nutritional supplements (minerals).”

Next we asked him to divulge the process involved in dyeing fabrics with herbs, to which he answered patiently by saying, “The process of herbal dyeing was developed through extensive research during the age-old dyeing methods practiced since the days of the Indus civilization. The process of herbal dyeing starts with the gray cloth passing through several stages of treatment before it becomes colorful and ready to wear. During this entire treatment only natural processes are used and the fabrics & yarns used are certified organic cotton, natural cotton, silk, wool, linen, jute, hemp etc. and their natural blends”.




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