Sulphur dyes offer technical advantages in dyeing, display improved fastness properties and are available at moderate rates.
Sulphur dyes are mainly employed for dyeing of cotton, viscose linen and blended of polyester-cotton, polyester-viscose, etc. The fabric should be desized, scoured in open width & washed thoroughly to obtain true shade. When dyeing light shades it is advisable to dye fabrics before mercerising in order to provide best possible condition for level dyeing.