Textile Finishing Processes Quiz

Finishing processes are applied to fabrics to:

• Enhance appearance and texture

• Reduce production costs

• Increase fabric weight

• Decrease fabric durability

Type of finish that enhances the utility or purpose of a textile or makes a textile perform better

• chemical

• decorative

• mechanical

• functional

Color can be applied with a brush, a pen, or a marker.

• embossing

• painting

• dyeing

• engraving

Treating a fabric with heat and pressure to add luster.

• lustering

• dyeing

• weaving

• embossing

Method of printing textiles that uses a series of engraved metal rollers each of which contains the parts of the pattern to be printed in one color.

• Block printing

• Screen printing

• Roller printing

• Digital printing

Giving a super glossy finish to fabric by applying wax or some other substance before calendaring.

• matte

• satin

• cire

• sheen

Some of the dye is bleached or chemically removed to create a white design on a colored fabric.

• heat transfer printing

• block printing

• screen printing

• discharge printing

Type of finish is used to produce temporary or semi-durable finishes and generally involves processing the textile through a machine with the application of physical principles like pressure, temperature, and friction to the textile.

• functional

• chemical

• mechanical

• thermal

Helps fabric resist water, although eventually it will become wet. Not a permanent finish.

• water resistant

• waterproof

• stain resistant

• water repellant

______________ is the process of treating the fibers or fabrics with chemicals to reduce their gloss.