Textile Treatment
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| Dyeing |
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After the fabric has reached a satisfactory state of finish it is
either dyed or printed. Dyeing is a simple process. Usually the color
dye is mixed with water in the proportions desired and the cloth is
permitted to soak in this solution. Dyeing is...
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| Fulling |
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Fulling or tucking or walking ("waulking" in Scotland) is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of cloth (particularly wool) to get rid of oils, dirt, and other impurities, and thickening it. The worker who does the job is a...
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| Carding |
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Carding is the processing of brushing raw or washed fiber to prepare them as textile. A large variety of fibers can be carded, anything from dog hair, to llama, to soy fiber (a fiber made from soy beans), to polyester. Cotton and wool are probably...
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| Textile bleaching |
Bleaching is then necessary to give the clean white appearance to
the cloth. Cotton is ordinarily bleached by using a solution of cloride
of lime. Linen comes off the loom much darker than cotton
and requires more time and care to bleach. Grass...
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| Woodblock printing |
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Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textile and later paper. As a method of printing on cloth, the earliest...
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| Textile printing |
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The cloth to be printed is run through a
printing machine the rollers of which are engraved with the design to
be transferred to the fabric. There is a different roller for each
color used. Illustration XVII-12 is typical of the printed materials...
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| Machine embroidery |
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Machine embroidery is a term that can be used to describe two different actions. The first is using a sewing machine to "manually" create (either freehand or with built-in stitches) a design on a piece of fabric or other similar item. The second is...
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| Batik |
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Batik (pronunciation: , but often, in English, is or ) is a wax-resist dye technique used on textile. Batik is found in several countries of West Africa, such as Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Mali, and in Asia, such as India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,...
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| Mercerizing |
Named after an English textile manufacturer who invented the process of strengthening a material, namely cotton, by treating with a substance that will give the material strength and in some cases lends a silky appearance.
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| Suede |
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Suede is a type of leather with a napped finish. However, it can also refer to a similar napped or brushed finish on many kinds of fabrics. The term comes from the French "gants de Suède", which literally means "gloves of Sweden".
Suede leather is...
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| Sizing |
Sizing or size is a substance that is applied to porous materials as a glaze or filler. It is used to change surface properties in papermaking, gilding, and the manufacture of textiles.
Sizing is used on fiber during paper manufacture in order to...
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| Calendaring |
The process of pressing fabric between rollers
or plates to smooth and glaze.
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| Waterproofing |
Waterproof or water-resistant describes objects unaffected by water or resisting water passage, or which are covered with a material that resists or does not allow water passage. Such items may be used in wet environments or under water....
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| Combs |
Combing is a method for preparing fiber for spinning by use of combs. The combs used have long metal teeth, and hardly resemble the comb used on hair. They are used in a similar fashion though, with one comb holding the fiber while the other is...
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A finish that gives to silk an attractive, watered effect.
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