Fabric selection
The fabric used as textile substrates in the present research
work was 100% polyester synthetic curtain fabric. The physical
properties of the chosen fabric are given below.
Count / Denier – 66’s
Ends per Inch – 92
Picks per Inch – 84
Extraction of lemon grass oil
Methanolic extraction (Bandoniene et al., 2002)
According to the fabric weight, equal amount of herbs were
taken. About seven grams of medicinal plants per 100 ml of
methanol was taken in an airtight conical flask at room
temperature overnight. After 12 hours, the solution was filtered
using cheesecloth and the filtrate was kept aside for evaporation
of methanol. The amount of methanol vaporized into the
environment is only under permissible limits and thus does not
cause damage to the environment. The solution was filtered to
get the extracted solution. According to the concentration %, the
finishing solution was taken from the extracted solution and was
used to finish the fabric.