Fibers and Natural Dyes Used in the Textile Industry During the Historical Egyptian Eras-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Fibers and Natural Dyes Used in the Textile Industry During the Historical Egyptian Eras

Published:2022-11-25 Issue: Volume: Page:24-43
ISSN:2475-675X
Container-title:Preservation and Restoration Techniques for Ancient Egyptian Textiles
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Author:

Ahmed Harby E.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Egypt

Abstract

The textile industry through the ages has been a human need, in that it fulfills a need for clothing that protects his body from the heat of summer and the cold of winter. Man needed materials suitable for that purpose, so he was able to use various types of natural fibers to make textiles, the most important of which are flax fibers, cotton fibers, wool fibers, and silk fibers. Different colors, the most important of which are madder dye, safflower dye, indigo dye, etc., This chapter will present the most important types of natural fibers and natural dyes used in the manufacture of historical textiles.

Publisher

IGI Global

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