Textile

:This article is about the type of material. Textile is also a jargon term used by naturists or nudists to describe a person who wears clothes. Textile is also a kind of ReStructured Text.

Processes

• Carding
• Bleaching – where the natural or original colour of the textile is removed by chemicals or exposure to sunlight.
• Dyeing – adding colour to textiles: there is a vast range of dyes, natural and synthetic, some of which require mordants.
• Printing
• Embroidery – threads which are added to the surface of a finished textile for ornamentation.
• Starching
• Waterproofing and other finishings.