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Dyeing
Fabric dyeing in Egypt.
El Shams dyes cotton, viscose, polyester and blended cloth to a shade the customer sets — reactive, vat, disperse and sulphur classes, run on jets, banana jets and jiggers at our mill in 10th of Ramadan.
What we dye
A dyehouse built around the buyer's shade, not our own range.
Most dyehouses sell you what is already on the floor. El Shams starts from your pantone, your lab dip or the physical swatch you post to us, and matches it before a single metre of bulk goes into the machine. Forty-five years of plain-dyed production under Mr Shawky Mokhtar has made that the habit rather than the exception.
Greige cloth arrives at the Sharkia mill, is inspected for weight, weave and shade consistency, and is scoured and bleached so it will take colour evenly across the full width. Only then does it go to dye. That pre-treatment step is where most shade complaints are actually born, and it is the step a cheap dyehouse shortens.
Fibres and blends we run
- 100% cotton — woven and knitted, including denim cotton and cotton twill
- Viscose and cotton/viscose blends
- Polyester and poly-cotton
- Cotton/lycra and other elastane blends
Dye classes
The dye class is chosen from the fibre and the fastness the end use demands, not from what is cheapest to run that week.
| Dye class | Typical fibre | Where it suits |
|---|---|---|
| Reactive | Cotton, cotton/viscose, cotton/lycra | Bright, wash-fast shades across the everyday range |
| Vat | Cotton, cotton twill, denim cotton | Deep shades needing high light and wash fastness |
| Disperse | Polyester, poly-cotton | Synthetic and blended yardage |
| Sulphur | Cotton | Economical blacks, charcoals and dark grounds |
Machinery
Batch or continuous — chosen from your order.
A modern and varied setup means the machine is matched to the job in front of it rather than the job being forced onto whatever is free.
Jet dyeing
Batch dyeing for knitted and lighter woven cloth, with good liquor circulation and even shade development.
- Suits medium and deep shades
- Gentle on stretch blends
Banana jets
Rope-form batch dyeing for fabrics that need low tension through the machine.
- Low-tension handling
- Reduces crease marking
Jigger dyeing
Open-width batch dyeing for woven cloth where the fabric must stay flat throughout.
- Open-width, no rope creases
- Good for heavier wovens
Continuous dyeing
For long runs of a single shade, where consistency over thousands of metres matters more than lot flexibility.
- Long-run economy
- Shade held across the run
How a dyeing order moves
From your swatch to graded rolls.
01
Shade submission
You send a pantone, a lab dip or a physical swatch with the fabric construction and quantity.
02
Lab dip & approval
We match the shade and send it back. Nothing goes to bulk until you approve it.
03
Intake & pre-treatment
Greige is inspected, then scoured and bleached so colour takes evenly across the width.
04
Bulk dyeing
Batch or continuous, on the machine matched to your fibre and lot size.
05
Finishing
Mechanical and chemical finishing on compactors and stenters for hand-feel and stability.
06
QC & dispatch
Every roll inspected, graded and packed to destination spec, logged against your order.
Why buyers stay
Three things that decide a dyeing supplier.
Shade consistency
Dyeing, printing and finishing happen in one building, so a roll is not handed between mills with a shade drifting at every gate. Each stage is logged against the order, which means a fault can be traced back to where it actually happened.
Certified process
El Shams is certified to ISO 9001:2015 for quality management, ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management and ISO 45001:2018 for occupational health and safety — the three a European or Gulf buyer will ask for during audit.
New varieties on request
The standard plain-dyed range covers the everyday order. When a buyer needs something the range does not yet cover, it gets developed rather than refused.
Common questions
Before you send a spec
What fibres can you dye?
Cotton, viscose, polyester and blends including cotton/viscose, poly-cotton, cotton/lycra and denim cotton. If you are running something outside that range, send the construction and we will tell you honestly whether the line suits it.
Can you match a shade we already use?
Yes. Send a pantone reference, a lab dip or a physical swatch and we match it before bulk dyeing begins. Matching from a physical swatch is the most reliable route, because it carries the fibre and the finish as well as the colour.
Do you dye in batch or continuous?
Both. Batch dyeing on jets, banana jets and jiggers suits smaller lots and deep shades; continuous dyeing suits long runs of the same shade. We pick the route from your quantity and the fabric, not the other way round.
What is the minimum order?
It depends on the fibre and the dye class, because a jet has a working load below which shade control suffers. Tell us the quantity you have in mind and we will confirm whether it runs economically.
How long does an order take?
Lead time depends on shade, quantity and whether printing and finishing follow. We quote a firm lead time with the price, usually within two working days of receiving your spec.
Do you export?
Yes. We supply textile mills and ready-made garment manufacturers in Egypt and abroad, and we pack and grade every roll to destination spec.
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Send us the spec.
Fibre, weight, quantity and target shade — we come back with a lead time and a price, usually within two working days.
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