Singeing

How it is used

Use in fabric preparation when a cleaner surface is required for printing or finishing.

Example sentences

1. Singeing removed the fine hairs that had blurred the outlines in the first print trial.

   The treatment targets projecting fibres rather than the printed colour.

2. The mill checked the surface after singeing before releasing the roll to dyeing.

   The process is assessed as a preparation step before further treatment.

Common collocations

• fabric singeing
• singeing machine

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
• desizing
• mercerisation
• heat setting
• calendering
• fulling
• tentering