A process for manufacturing a woven or knitted fabric, made of silk alone or as a component thereof, the silk comprising a fibroin core and sericin sheath therearound, comprising the steps of:
- weaving or knitting raw silk or composite of raw silk and cellulose fibers to produce a fabric;
- finishing and treating the woven or knitted fabric by using a silk sericin fixing method in which a skeleton triazine cross-linking is formed between the sericin and the fibroin core;
- swelling the woven or knitted fabric forming a cloth by dipping it in a bath;
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- scouring the woven or knitted fabric swelled in the bath with an enzyme whereby the woven or knitted fabric is provided with shrink and crease resistance and shape stability.