What are Cellulose Fibers?

Question: What are Cellulose Fibers?

"I want to do a tie dyed t-shirt, but I heard that this dye works best with cellulose fibers. What are these? Can I get a list?"

Answer: Cellulose is the primary structural component of plants, so we call plant material fibers 'cellulose fibers'.

Here are some examples of cellulose fibers:

• Cotton
• Linen
• Rayon
• Bamboo
• Hemp
• Jute
• Rayon (this is altered by people, but plant based)

These materials take fiber reactive dye very well because the fiber reactive dye actually forms a molecular bond with the cellulose fiber. T-shirts are usually mostly cotton, which is why fiber reactive dye can be easily found as tie-dye.

More on How to Dye Cellulose Fibers

More on Fiber Reactive Dye More Questions About Dyeing Clothing

Protein (Wool, Cashmere, Silk)
• What are Protein Fibers?
• How to Dye Protein Fibers
• Learn about Acid Dyes

Cellulose (Cotton, Linen, Hemp)
• What are Cellulose Fibers?
• How to Dye Cellulose Fibers
• Learn about Fiber Reactive Dye

Synthetics (Spandex, Nylon, Polyester)
• List of Synthetic Fibers
• How to Dye Synthetic Fibers