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Dyeing & Finishing

Step-by-step dyeing and finishing processes for knit fabrics, written from a working dye house floor: every fibre, every common blend, with real temperatures, times and curves.

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Process flowcharts

Single jersey dyeing and finishing: flowcharts for every fibre and blend

Dyeing and finishing flowcharts for single jersey in every fibre and blend: 100% cotton, cotton-elastane, CVC/PC, viscose, modal, lyocell, polyester and cotton-linen,…

Updated Oct 2026 11 min read
Special processes

Stripping reactive-dyed cotton knit fabric: the process to remove an uneven shade

How uneven reactive-dyed cotton knits are stripped on a working dye house floor: the 98°C stripping bath, a reducing bath adjusted by…

Updated Oct 2026 4 min read
Dyeing processes

Cotton-hemp knit dyeing process: soda-ash scour, reactive dyeing with a migration step

How cotton-hemp knits are scoured and reactive dyed on a working dye house floor: 98°C soda-ash scour, an 80°C migration step for…

Updated Oct 2026 4 min read
Dyeing processes

Cotton-modal knit dyeing process: one reactive bath for two cellulose fibres

How cotton-modal knits are scoured and dyed in one reactive bath on a working dye house floor, with the salt at 80°C,…

Updated Oct 2026 4 min read
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Polyester-elastane knit dyeing process: heat setting, disperse dyeing and reduction clearing

How polyester-elastane knits are dyed on a working dye house floor: heat setting at 180–190°C, no scour, a slow 0.5°C per minute…

Updated Oct 2026 6 min read
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100% modal knit dyeing process: reactive curve, salt at 80°C and delivery data

How 100% modal knits are scoured, enzyme treated and reactive dyed on a working dye house floor, with the salt at 80°C,…

Updated Oct 2026 4 min read
Special processes

Mercerised knit fabric dyeing process: gentle pretreatment, no enzyme, salt at 80°C

How mercerised cotton knits are pretreated and reactive dyed on a working dye house floor: a gentle 95°C scour, no enzyme, and…

Updated Oct 2026 4 min read
Dyeing processes

100% polyester knit dyeing process: disperse dyeing at 130°C and reduction clearing

How 100% polyester knits are disperse dyed on a working dye house floor: pH 4.5, 1°C per minute to 130°C, a 45-minute…

Updated Oct 2026 4 min read
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Cotton-Sorona knit dyeing process: disperse dyeing at 110°C and double reduction clearing

How cotton-Sorona (PTT polyester) knits are dyed on a working dye house floor: disperse dyeing at 110°C, two reduction clears at 90°C,…

Updated Oct 2026 4 min read
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Cotton-elastane (Lycra) knit dyeing process: heat setting, gentle scour and reactive dyeing

How cotton-elastane (Lycra) knits are heat set, scoured and reactive dyed on a working dye house floor, with a real batch card…

Updated Oct 2026 5 min read