Desizing

How it is used

Used for woven-fabric preparation; the method depends on the sizing material that was applied.

Example sentences

1. Incomplete desizing left patches that absorbed the dye unevenly.

   Residual preparation chemicals can interfere with later wet processing.

2. The technician identified the size before choosing the desizing treatment.

   The removal process must suit the protective material on the yarns.

Common collocations

• enzymatic desizing
• desizing treatment

Related terms

• finishingTreatments given to fabric after weaving, knitting or dyeing to improve its look, feel or performance, such as softening, brushing or anti-shrink processes.
• dyeingThe process of adding colour to fibre, yarn, fabric or finished garments by treating them with dyes, usually in water and with heat.

More terms: Textile Production

• yarn
• weave
• knitting
• shrinkage
• colourfastness
• pilling
• singeing
• mercerisation
• heat setting
• calendering
• fulling
• tentering