Types of Wash Applied in Garment-
Garment
washing has brought out a greatest change in today’s readymade
garments business. It is applied in today’s most of the garments
either its woven or knit or sweater.
There are different
types of wash applied in apparel or clothing which are
mentioned in this article with images.
Classification of Garments Washing:
Primary garments washing
are classified into two types, these are-
1.
Dry
process or Mechanical process,
2.
Wet
process or chemical process.
Above two types of garments washing are discussed in the below:
1. Dry process or Mechanical process:
In garments washing, there
are some processes which have done without using any chemical or without using
any garments loading washing
machine are called Dry process or Mechanical process.
Sometimes dry process can be done by using mechanical method.
Various
types of dry processes applied in garments washing are mentioned in the below:
1. Sand
blasting,
2. Hand
sanding or Hand brushing,
3. Machine
sanding,
4. Overall
wrinkles,
5. Permanent
wrinkle,
6. Grinding,
7. Destroy,
8. Tacking,
9. P.P
spray,
10. Whickering,
11. Curing,
12. Tearing,
13. Hand
scrapping.
2. Wet process or Chemical process:
There are some processes in
garment washing, which can be done by using chemical and garments loading washing machine are
called Wet process or chemical process.
Different types of wet processes applied in garment washing are
mentioned in the following:
| 1 | Acid wash, |
| 2 | Bleach wash, |
| 3 | Caustic wash |
| 4 | Deep dyeing, |
| 5 | Enzyme bleach wash, |
| 6 | Enzyme wash |
| 7 | Heavy Stone enzyme wash, |
| 8 | Medium stone enzyme wash, |
| 9 | Normal wash or Rinse wash, or Garment wash |
| 10 | Over dyeing. |
| 11 | Pigment wash |
| 12 | Rubber ball wash |
| 13 | Silicon wash |
| 14 | Softener Silicon wash, |
| 15 | Stone enzyme wash |
| 16 | Stone wash |
| 17 | Super white wash |
| 18 | Over Dyeing(Dip Dyeing) |
| 19 | Tinting (Tie) wash |
| 20 | Towel bleach wash |
- Anionic Softener
- Cat ionic Softener
- Non-ionic Softener
All the above washes have explained in
the following with images:
1. Rinse
wash:
The wash which is done by using water and slightly
detergent with anti-back stainer is called rinse wash. Here, the shade is
especially dark and not too much difference from its raw denim.
This types of wash has some problem, among those back staining is the most
common.
2. Resin
wash:
In case of resin wash, we used resin in the bath. At
first we add resin in the bath then loading the apparel for
certain period of time. Finally we can get hard garment.
3. Softener
silicon wash:
In case of silicon wash we used softener and silicon
together. Here, we used silicon for surface slipper and softener for soft
of cellulose. As a result, we can get both handfeel and softness for the garment.
The softener can be cationic and nonionic.
4. Garment
wash or normal wash:
This type
of wash is the combination of rinse wash and softener wash. Here, first time
completed rinse wash and then softener wash.
5. Enzyme
wash:
The wash where enzyme is used called enzyme wash.
Here, we used enzyme for abrasion of garments. Enzyme washed
garments are looking very nice to see. The enzyme may be neutral or acidic
according to the requirements of shade.
6. Medium
stone enzyme wash:
In case of medium stone enzyme wash we
used enzyme and pumic stone together
for washing.
Here, we have to avoid the damages of edges. Heavy abrasion produced in
this wash.
This wash is specially applied for denim and
time required about 20-30 minutes.
7. Heavy
stone enzyme wash:
Here also used enzyme and stone together for washing.
But time required about 50-60 minutes to achieve the required shade.
8. Bleaching
wash:
Bleaching wash means
that bleaching chemical is
used in water while washing in a tumble washer. Strict washing time is a
requirement with such kinds of wash. Otherwise the garment may
be over bleached and the color cannot be reversed.
9. Enzyme
bleach wash:
In case of enzyme bleach wash,
we used enzyme process first then bleaching process
by using chlorine or non chlorine bleach. The shade of enzyme bleaching wash is
light. Here more color will be cut down. So, extra caution should be needed
here.
10. Acid
wash:
Acid wash is
done by using potash and pumic stone. At first we have to dip the stone in the
potash solution then slight dry the stone and wash in a garment washing machine.
Finally we will achieve an uneven look on the garment.
11. Towel
bleach wash:
Towel bleach wash is
done by using Japanese bleach and towel. At first we have to dip towel in
bleach solution. After squeezing, those towels loading into the drying machine and
tumbled with the garment. Finally we get uneven look in the garment.
12. Tie
wash:
Tie wash is done by tiding the garment then wash. As
a result we will achieve uneven crease in the garment.
13. Rubber
ball wash:
Rubber ball wash is
nothing but a garment and softener wash.
In this process, garment will be softer and at the same time seam abrasion will
come. We used this type of wash if needed more handfell for the garment.
