Dyeing of Wool Yarn with Dwarf Elder (Sambucus ebulus L.)

In recent years, the use of synthetic dyes and pigments in textile finishing companies has been discussed for their harmful effects on human health and environment. For this reason, the use of natural dyestuffs from plants in the nature has begun to increase because of the biodegradability, toxicity, human health and waste water contamination. In this study, wool yarns were dyed using different mordant materials and natural dyes which is extracted from parts such as berry, leaf and branch of Sambucus ebulus L. (Dwarf Elder). As a result of the color measurements and color comparisons measured in the spectrophotometer, it was determined that the darker colors can be reached by mordanting with Iron Sulphate (FeSO4) according to K / S values. As a result, it is stated that Sambucus ebulus L. plant, which is used in many fields such as medicine, pharmacy, food and chemistry, can be used in natural dyeing due to its brown and tones and may be an alternative to plants used in natural dyeing such as safflower, quince and walnut