Process Sequence of Wet Process for

Cotton Goods:
Grey cloth
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Stitching and sewing
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Shearing and stropping
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Brushing
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Singeing
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Desizing
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Scouring
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Bleaching
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Souring
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Washing
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Drying
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Mercerizing
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Dyeing
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After treatment
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Printing
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Fixing or curing
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After treatment
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Finishing
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Inspection
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Packing
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Baling
 All the above processes have discussed in the below table:

S.L
No. Process Procedure
01 Grey cloth The undyed and unfinished cloth is called grey cloth.
It is the process to join up several grey cloths on to
wrappers beam to produce a continuous fabric stand
Stitching for quick wet processing action. Sewing is a process to
and attach two or more parts of fabric by needle and
02 sewing threads.
Shearing
and The process to cut out extra warp or weft end from the
03 stropping surface of fabric is known as shearing or stropping.
It is a process to remove dirt and dust, small fibres and
04 Brushing other additional substances by brush before singeing.
The process by which the projecting of floating fibres
stand out on the fabric surfaces are burnt off is known
05 Singeing as singeing.
The process to remove the sizing material from the
06 Desizing fabric is known as desizing.
The process to remove the fats, oil and waxy
substances and added other impurities by certain
Scouring percent of alkali and which increases the absorbency
07 power of the textile goods is known as scouring.
The process by which the natural color of a fibre can be
removed and make the textile materials pure white and
08 Bleaching bright is known as bleaching.
The treatment by which the hydrochloric acid or dilute
sulphuric acid for removing alkali or neutralization of
09 Souring alkali is known as souring.
10 Washing To wash the textile materials.
11 Drying After washing the textile material is then dried.
It is the process in which the cotton materials are
Mercerizin passed with 20-22% NaOH for 2-3 minutes at room
12 g temperature.
The process by which a textile material is changed
physically or chemically so that it looks mono uniform
13 Dyeing colored is called dyeing.
Printing is one kind of dyeing though there are some
basic difference between dyeing and printing. When
different types of color used to make a particular design
on the textile goods is called printing.
Normally printing is performed on the textile goods in
15 Printing dry condition.
 Fixing or To fix up the dyestuff into the textile materials is known
16 curing as fixing.
The process which is used for proper and perfect dyeing
action. As for example, in case of direct dye, after
After treatment is performed for increasing light fastness of
17 treatment dyed materials.
Finishing is a process to give the proper quality of
textile materials at the end of the wet processing
18 Finishing depending of the customers.
Measuring, testing characteristics of a product or
service and comparing those with specified
requirement to determine comfortably is called
19 Inspection inspection.
To pack the textile materials treated by polyethylene
20 Packing bag.
21 Baling To bail the textile materials.
What is Bio-polishing:
Bio-polishing is a finishing process that enhances fabric quality by decreasing
the pilling tendency and fuzziness of (cellulose) knitted fabrics. This finishing process
applied to cellulose textiles that produces permanent effects by the use of enzymes.
This process removes protruding fibres&slubs from knitted fabrics, significantly
reduces pilling, softens fabric hand and provides a smooth fabric appearance .
About the Bio-polishing :
The bio-polishing process targets the removal of the small fiber ends protruding from
the yarn surface and thereby reduces the hairiness of the fabrics. The hydrolysis action
of the enzyme weakens the protruding fibers to the extent that a small physical abrasion
force is sufficient to break and remove them. Bio polishing can be accomplished at any
time during wet processing but is most convenient performed after bleaching.

Object of Bio-Polishing:
1. To removes protruding fibres&slubs
2. To removes Hairiness, fluffs and pills.
3. To Prevented material sticking.
4. To softens fabric hand & improved handle.
5. To achievement of surface smoothness and a clear structural appearance
& improved luster.
6. To improved material texture relaxation & increased flexibility.
7. To improved sew-ability & Fast to washing, low pilling tendency, no
napping in use, or during care operation.
8. To Converted fabrics from Poor quality, uneven, napped, knoppy material
surface to lustrous, soft, elegant, top quality with a fine, high quality
surface appearance.
Process of Bio-polishing:
There are two process of Bio-polishing.
1. Dyeing followed by bio-polishing.
2. Bio-polishing before Dyeing .