Pre-treatment (or preparation), coloring (dyeing or printing), and finishing are all common steps in the wet processing of textiles. The fundamental flowchart of Textile Wet Processing is discussed in detail in this post, along with appropriate definitions.
Gray Fabric: Describes
textiles before they are wet treated, such as when they are bleached, colored,
printed, or finished. However, colored or completed yarns may be
present.
Singeing: Unwanted surface fibers are
removed using a flame, infrared radiation, or burning against a hot plate.
Scouring: The removal of natural fats,
waxes, proteins, and other components from textile fabrics using aqueous or
other media.
Dyeing: The process
of applying and attaching a dye to a substrate with the goal of achieving an
equal dispersion of the dye throughout the substrate.
Mercerizing: Treatment
of cellulosic textiles in yarn or fabric form with a concentrated solution of
caustic alkali to swell the fabric, restore moisture, enhance strength and
affinity, and change the handling.
Printing: The
application of colorant and reagents to a material to create a pattern or theme.
Finishing: Descriptive
of physical or chemical procedures that are used to a substrate to achieve a
desired result.
References:
- Institute, T. Textile Terms and Definitions. (1995).
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