Methods for distressing fabrics or garments using polysaccharide particles
AssigneeArcher Daniels Midland Company
InventorsDave Holland, Denis Monette
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods for distressing an object by projecting polysaccharide particles onto a surface of the object. The present disclosure relates also to methods for cleaning the distressed fabric or garment and optionally methods for recycling the polysaccharide particles. In one embodiment, a method for distressing an object comprises suspending polysaccharide particles in a gas, creating a suspension, and projecting the suspension onto an object.
Claims24
A method for distressing an object, the method comprising:
- suspending polysaccharide particles in a gas, creating a suspension;
- and
- projecting the suspension onto a surface of the object
- wherein the polysaccharide particles have a Mohs hardness of at least 1.5.
The method according to claim, wherein the polysaccharide particles comprise glass-like polysaccharide abrasive grit.
The method according to claim, wherein the polysaccharide particles comprise starch.
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The method according to claim, further comprising cleaning the polysaccharide particles from the object.
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A method for disposal of polysaccharide particles comprising fibers or parts of a fabric or a garment, a solution comprising dissolved polysaccharide particles, or a combination of any thereof, the method selected from the group consisting of burning, re-extruding, starching, sizing yarns, reusing to increase strength of textiles, degrading by micro-organisms and filtering.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.