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US 2016/0312402 A1Published application
Washed down fabric articles and process for making same
AssigneeWelspun India Limited
InventorDipali GOENKA
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Abstract
A washed down fabric article and a process for treating a fabric article for producing the washed or faded effect is disclosed. The process may include fixing a dye onto the fabric article, discharging a portion of the dye with non-abrasive tumbling elements that includes a bleaching agent. The process further comprises neutralizing the bleaching agent with a neutralizer, and stabilizing the final color of the fabric article.
Claims31
A washed down fabric article, comprising:
- a panel defining an outer edge and being formed from a textile fabric that includes at least cellulosic fibers and a dye component fixed to the cellulosic fibers, the dye component including a modified reactive dye, the panel including a first area having a first color and a plurality of dye discharge areas, each dye discharge areas including discharged dye components, such that the dye discharges areas has a second color that is different than the first color so as to create a washed down effect.
A process for treating a fabric article, the process comprising:
- placing a fabric article into a tumbling chamber, the fabric article including a dye component fixed thereto;
- and
- tumbling the dyed fabric article in the tumbling chamber with a plurality of non-abrasive tumbling elements and alkaline agent, the plurality of non-abrasive tumbling elements and the alkaline agent repeatedly strike the fabric article to selectively discharge a portion of the dye from the fabric article to create a washed down effect on the fabric article.
A process for treating a fabric article, the process comprising the steps of:
- fixing a modified reactive dye onto fibers of the fabric article;
- tumbling the fabric article in the tumbling chamber with a plurality of non-abrasive tumbling elements and alkaline agent, the non-abrasive tumbling elements including a bleaching agent, wherein the plurality of non-abrasive tumbling elements and alkaline agent repeatedly strike the fabric article to selectively discharge a portion of the modified reactive dye from the fabric article so as to define discharge dye portions;
- washing the fabric article in a composition including water and a neutralizer in at least one wash cycle so as to neutralize the bleaching agent;
- and
- stabilizing the modified reactive dye that remains on the fabric article with a soaping agent.
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