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2. International Congress on Wool and Luxury Fibres-ICONWOOLF 2022, Tekirdağ, Turkey, 20 May 2022, (Unpublished)
This study is focused on
the naturally functionalization of a traditional woven fabric called as
“Ehram”. Ehram is wool based woven fabric constituted from wool yarns that are
originally colored and used in different cities of Eastern Anatolian Region,
Turkey. Because these fabrics were originally colored (pigmented), the study is
aimed to functionalize them with minimal color changes in its original color.
For this aim; lavender (Lavandula
angustifolia) which is also a natural source of pleasant odor was used in
finishing of Ehram. The color changes by the application of the lavender on
Ehram and the benefits come out from the use of lavender were then analyzed and
presented in the study. In this respect, antibacterial activities of dyed
samples were tested within the scope of the study. It was observed that
lavender with copper based mordanting agent can present antibacterial activity against
Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in Ehram.