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Abigail Shute and Chloé White

Title: We all deserve to DYE

Problem:Dying fabrics is an important process to the textile and fashion industry. So does natural or synthetic fabric hold dye to the optimum?

Purpose: The purpose of our project is to determine if a natural fabric (cotton) or a synthetic fabric (polyester) absorbs dye the best. "We are surrounded by textiles, from the clothes we wear, to the sheets that keep us warm at night, to the umbrellas we use when it rains. These fabrics come in all sorts of wonderful colors, but did you know they usually start out as white or beige?" (Natural) The dye is applied later during the production process. "The dying process is used throughout all cultures and countries dating back to the Neolithic era." (Textiles) For our experiment we are submitting our two fabrics to four different dying processes; two of dyes will be natural and the other two will be box kits. Our two natural dyes will be black bean and coffee. Black bean dyeing is used by many Do-It-Yourself or DIY

Hypothesis: If we submit cotton polyester to a dye, then cotton will absorb the dye better.

Procedure:

Materials:
 * 1 yard of cotton
 * 3 bags of beans
 * 1 yard of polyester
 * 1 container of coffee
 * 1 timer
 * gloves
 * water
 * scissors
 * 2 different brands of dyeing kits

Budget: $22.15
 * 1 yard of cotton- $3.45
 * 3 bags of beans
 * 1 container of coffee
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1 yard of polyester- $4.56
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1 packages of RIT dye- $5.23
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1 timer- $3.23

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