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

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

Harby E. Ahmed
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781799848110|ISBN10: 1799848116|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799881360|EISBN13: 9781799848127
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4811-0.ch002
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Ahmed, Harby E. "Fibers and Natural Dyes Used in the Textile Industry During the Historical Egyptian Eras." Preservation and Restoration Techniques for Ancient Egyptian Textiles, edited by Harby E. Ahmed and Abdulnaser Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani, IGI Global, 2023, pp. 24-43. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4811-0.ch002

APA

Ahmed, H. E. (2023). Fibers and Natural Dyes Used in the Textile Industry During the Historical Egyptian Eras. In H. Ahmed & A. Al-Zahrani (Eds.), Preservation and Restoration Techniques for Ancient Egyptian Textiles (pp. 24-43). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4811-0.ch002

Chicago

Ahmed, Harby E. "Fibers and Natural Dyes Used in the Textile Industry During the Historical Egyptian Eras." In Preservation and Restoration Techniques for Ancient Egyptian Textiles, edited by Harby E. Ahmed and Abdulnaser Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani, 24-43. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4811-0.ch002

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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.

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