Abstract: In this paper, the basic structure and dyeing properties of nylon and cotton were introduced briefly. The basic principle and research progress of nine different one-bath dyeing methods for nylon/cotton fabric were described in detail, including reactive dyeing, reactive/neutral dyeing, reactive/disperse dyeing, reactive/metal complex dyeing, reactive/acid dyeing, acid dyeing, direct/acid dyeing, neutral/direct dyeing, liquid sulfur dyeing.

Key words: nylon/cotton fabric; one-bath dyeing; homochromatism; reactive dye; acid dye