ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT
History of article:Jengkol pod is waste from jengkol (dogfruit). Its extract contains 5.28% tannin and can be used as a natural dye for textile to add its value. This study was conducted by extracting jengkol pod waste by using water. The treatment of this research is type and method of mordant. The mordant type was Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3 , CaO, and FeSO 4 and mordant method was conducted using three ways, simultaneous, post, and the combination of both. Dying was applied to cotton fabrics. To find out the effect of each treatment, the colored fabrics measured the strength and darkness of the color. The quality of the colored fabrics was determined by testing the color fastness against washing, acidic and alkaline sweat, light, and rubbing. The results showed that mordant type and method affected the color strength and darkness. The highest color darkness and differences were obtained in the treatment using mordant FeSO 4 for all mordant methods. The mordant type and method did not have a significant effect on the color fastness of the fabric. The average of non-mordant fabric (control) has a higher fastness value compared to the colored fabrics. Some treatments have the same color fastness as the control fabric. The CaO mordant treatment with post and combined mordant method had better color fastness against alkaline sweat and light than controlled fabric treatment.