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Fabric Finishes

Fabric Finishes. The Final Step. What is Finishing?. Rarely is a fabric suitable for making into clothing etc. as soon as it has been woven or knitted. Usually it is subjected to a series of finishing processes, which give it the properties necessary for its purpose.

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Fabric Finishes

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  1. Fabric Finishes The Final Step

  2. What is Finishing? • Rarely is a fabric suitable for making into clothing etc. as soon as it has been woven or knitted. Usually it is subjected to a series of finishing processes, which give it the properties necessary for its purpose. • Finishing processes usually have 3 basic purposes: • - To eliminate deficiencies in the fabric • - To produce stable dimensions • - To include special properties

  3. There are hundreds of varieties of finishing techniques used throughout the world: • Singeing • Mercerising • Carbonising • Bleaching • Stentering General Purpose Special Purpose Fire Retardment Water Repellency/ Waterproofing Permanent Press Stain Resistance Mildrew/Rot-proof

  4. General Purpose Finishing • Singeing – usually applied to cotton where the fabric is passed over a gas flame to eliminate any loose fibre ends and produce a smooth fabric surface • Mercerising – the straightening of yarns to produce a more effective lustre • Carbonising – careful application of acid to a fabric, drying and then baking it – converts vegetable matter into charcoal which is easier to remove • Bleaching – chemical treatment of natural yarns to produce whiteness • Stentering – passing the fabric through a heated chamber to regulate length and width – this avoids skew and distortion

  5. Special Purpose Finishing • Fire Retardment- a finish on fabrics to make them less flammable • Water Repelling– coating the fabric with a wax or metallic soap • Water Proofing – coating the fabric in a polymer emulsion that forms a film • Permanent Press – a coating that when cured leaves the fabric with long lasting creases resulting in easy care fabric • Stain Resistance – Scotchguarding protects the fabric from spots and stains • Mildew and rot-proof finish – protection from micro organisms

  6. Useful and Necessary Think about some of the things around your house – what finishing treatments might they have had

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