(under subclass 114) Processes for fluid or chemical treatment of yarns and fabrics having yarns or areas of different physical or chemical characteristics, to produce crepe effects thereon.
(1) Note. This subclass includes the treatment of fabrics or yarns yarns composed of mixed natural and/or artificial fibers or which have been differentially treated with chemical agents or resists, whereby the textile material is selectively affected by the shrinking or treating agent.
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117, for the production of wool-like or crinkle effects on unmixed vegetable fibers.
130.1+, for swelling or shrinking of artificial fibers to produce similar effects.
