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.