Miftahul Annisah Nurfitria, Widihastuti Widihastuti
One type of the considerable potential of Indonesia is its natural resources, specifically plants, andJamaican cherry is one example, a type of tall-growing flora easy to live and grow profusely in the country. However, only a few people get its best benefit, for example, from its leaves containing flavonoid and tannin useful in textile dyeing. This research contributes to ecofashion development, presented to determine the effect of fixation substances on ecoprint dyeing using Jamaican cherry leaves (Muntingia calabura L.) with steaming technique in terms of the hue directions investigated through three different color test results. The study was conducted with an ecoprint dyeing experiment whose results were then tested by using hue difference tests in the laboratory. Thedyeing experiment employedmedium-aged cherry leavessteamed together with the selected textiles. The fixation substances used to display and lock colors were iron (ferrous sulfate), alum, and calcium carbonate. The steaming process was carried out twice,30 minutes for each, and the fixation process was done by submersing the fabric for 5-10 minutes. The results show that fixation substances affectthe fabric's hue directions. With alum, the results of the dyeingare leafy and brownish-yellow, while with alum, black green dominates, and with thecalcium carbonate the color is brownish-green. The results are applicable in environmentally friendly textile manufacturing and inspire further research with other types of plants. © 2020 Institute of Physics Publishing. All rights reserved.
Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia
