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AcademyWashing, Dyeing and Garment Finishing

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What this lesson answers

Shade Control and Reproducibility — questions covered in this lesson

  • how to calculate dye add back for off shade batch
  • difference between delta e 76 and delta e 2000 in textiles
  • causes of batch to batch shade variation in cotton dyeing
  • standard operating procedure for spectrophotometer calibration
  • how to reduce metamerism in multi-component garments

Key terms

SpectrophotometryMetamerismCIELAB Color SpaceLiquor RatioDelta E (ΔE)Right First Time (RFT)

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