Stage 03 / 09 · Material track
Dyeing and fabric finishing
Greige fabric is scoured and bleached, then dyed — reactive dyes are common for cotton — before washing off, softening, drying and compacting to control shrinkage. Lab dips and shade approval come first; tests confirm shrinkage, colour fastness and GSM.
Managed
What happens at this stage
Pre-treatment (scouring and bleaching) prepares greige fabric to take colour evenly. Cotton is commonly dyed with reactive dyes in jet or soft-flow machines, then washed off to remove unfixed dye.
Finishing — softening, drying and compacting — sets handfeel and controls shrinkage. Lab dips are approved before bulk dyeing, and the fabric is tested for shrinkage, colour fastness and weight.
What Kreavtiv Studio does here
- Blank customisation
- Not applicable
- Custom cut and sew
- Custom dye, wash and finish
- Involvement
- Managed
Educational content describes typical industry practice for the reference garment. It does not imply Kreavtiv Studio operates a spinning mill, knitting plant or dye house.
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Where we help at this stage
Sourcing and fabricFabric and Trim SourcingKnit, woven and denim fabrics plus trims and accessories, sourced and tested to hit your weight, handfeel, colour…Development and productionWashing and FinishingGarment washes, softeners, enzyme, bleach and distressing, pressing and final finishing that set the handfeel and look.Development and productionQuality ControlFabric inspection, in-line production QC and final AQL inspection against your tech pack.