Aesthetic finishes
Change the appearance and/or hand of fabrics.
Luster
Produce a change in fabric's light reflectance, i.e. luster
Glazed or Polished Fabrics
Heavy starch or resin prior to calendering
Cire'ing
'wet look' fabrics calendering with waxes or resins
Embossing
Pattern is pressed in by the rollers used in calendering.
Moire'
Water mark or woodgrain pattern pressed into fabrics by the calender.
Schreinerized
Calendar roller has 250 fine diagonal lines to create a soft luster.
Transparent & Crisp
Produced by treatment with sulfuric acid called parchmentizing
Embossed
Creating a raised design or pattern.
Plisse'
Achieved by imprinting chemical that shrinks the fabric in creating a surface design on the fabric.
Sizing
Starches, gelatins or resins that add stiffness or change the hand of the fabric.
Stiffening
Starch or chemical treatments to create a rigid or stiff hand to the fabric.
Flocked
Fiber is applied to a base fabric to create a raised design or pattern.
Embroidered
Decorated by hand or machine with a surface-applied thread or yarn.
Shearing
Pile or napped fabrics in which the surface is cut to remove loose fiber or to pattern or sculpture the surface pile.
Brushing
Fiber ends are brushed up on the surface to create a peach skin effect.
Napping
Fiber ends are brushed up on the surface.
Fulling
Controlled felting process for wool fabrics.
Beetled
Hammered or pounded linen to impart a shine or luster on linen fabrics.
Coronized
Heat setting and dyeing glass fabrics.
Emerizing, Sueding or Sanding
To create a peach skin or peach fuzz feel to the fabric.
Abrasive Washes
Stonewash using pumice or sand or another abrasive.
Chemical Washes
Alkalis, oxidizing agents or other chemical are added to the treatments.
Enzyme Washes
Utilize cellulase enzymes to affect the surface of the fabric.
Softening
Silicones, fabric softeners, etc. to change the hand by making the fabric softer to feel or touch.