Water, stains, we can repel them all! Radiation, Fire, no problem!
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Changing the properties of textiles is the goal of functional finishing.
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Besides Luster and Hand, we can change the Design or Texture of fabrics.
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Aesthetic finishes are used to change the look or feel of fabric by changing the luster or the hand.
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Routine finishes include bleaching, ironing and tentering.
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Printing and dyeing can have some quality issues that it is helpful to understand.
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Direct printing also includes screen printing and inkjet printing while indirect printing solves a problem we have since the invention of synthetic polymers.
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The methods used for printing have developed over time.
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We can dye at different stages during the production process. We can use dyes to make designs in a process called “resist printing”.
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How do we improve the affinity of dyes for fibers?
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