Fabric can be dyed before or after spinning yarns together and before or after weaving into fabric. Dyeing occurs at the fibre, yarn and fabric stages of production. Fabrics are also printed with designs and given texture finishes like napping, glazing or stone washing to create effects like velvet, chintz or worn looks. Additional finishes are applied to fabrics to enhance performance properties such as making them antibacterial, crease-resistant or flame-resistant. Specialty finishes provide benefits like being nonstick, enhancing speed drying or protecting from the sun, allergens or moths.

1. Fabric Finishes

2. Dyeing Before Spinning Stock Dyeing Fibres can be spun together to create a mottled or tweed yarn Solution Dyeing Colour added to manufactured fibre solution

3. Dyeing After Spinning Yarn Dyeing Different colours can be woven together for a plaid, Or a checked fabric Piece Dyeing Fabric dyed before garment is sewn Garment Dyeing

4. Printing Screen Printing Roller Printing Rotary Screen Printing Heat Transfer Printing

5. Texture Finishes Cir Moire offset Calendering Cire Calendering Embossing

6. Texture Finishes Flannel Napping Velvet Glazing adds shine Chintz is glazed cotton

7. Texture Finishes Stone Washing Acid Washing Mercerization Added to most cotton to add body, luster, easier to dye Sizing adds stiffness