The invention discloses a method for improving 
direct yellow 11 dye-uptake, and relates to a method for improving dye-uptakes. 4-nitrotoluene-2-
sulfonic acid as 
raw material and a NaOH solution undergo a 
self condensation reaction to produce 
direct yellow 11. The method comprises the following steps of weighing 
diethylene glycol monoethyl 
ether, putting it into a three-necked flask, weighing 4-nitrotoluene-2-
sulfonic acid, putting it into the same three-necked flask, carrying out stirring well, weighing 
alcohol amine, slowly and dropwisely adding the 
alcohol amine into the 
mixed solution, stirring the 
mixed solution until the 4-nitrotoluene-2-
sulfonic acid is completely dissolved, heating the 
mixed solution to a certain temperature, slowly and dropwisely adding a NaOH solution into the reaction solution, carrying out heat preservation for a period of time, adding an 
ethylene glycol 
monomethyl ether solution into the mixed solution, carrying out stirring well, then carrying out cooling, regulating the pH value by a H2SO4 solution, carrying out suction filtrating, and carrying out direct 
drying to obtain the 
direct yellow 11 solids. The direct yellow 11 prepared by the method has a high dye-uptake and is environmental friendly.