Textiles - Fabric finishes

- Improves the performance of fabrics

- When chemicals are machines are used to change fabrics to give them benefits

- Can change the appearance, texture , wearing qualities + aftercare of a fibre

- Chemicals used to improve clothes

- Flame Retardence

- Water Resistance

- Stain Resistance

- Shrink Resistance

- Crease Resistance

- Thermochronic dyes

- Fabric brushing - Traps the air + adds warmth + softness

- Calendaring - Smooths + flattens fabric

- Pre shrinking - Done by steming the fabric