Dyeing
The fiber from cotton is white or turbid white or light brown depends on the type of cotton so before weaving cotton must be dyed for the colorfulness.  In the past, dyes were from natural materials existing in the local areas, for example, from barks, roots, flowers, fruit or even from some animals.  Due to the fact that natural extraction is quite complicated and the scarcity of the raw materials and less varieties of colors and the poor quality of dyes so synthetic dyes are used since they are easy to use and more color varieties so natural dyes are less used.

In present, dyes used in cotton are from natural and synthetic dyes.  Natural dyes are from plants and animals such as from barks, root, stems, leaves, flowers and fruit and from lac insects.  The raw materials used in different local areas make differences in colors as well.

Steps in dyeing:
cold dyeing or hot dyeing.  Cold dyeing is made in the earthen pot Dyeing can be classified into two categories