Dyeing process needs very vigilant control on the dyeing conditions, like the temperature, time, colour concentration and ratios, chemicals used, and the material to liquor ratio, to ensure even shade in the batch

Dyeing Defects

1. Unlevelled/Cloudy Dyeing

2. Barriness

3. Reproducibility / Shade Variation

4. Dyeing Patches

5. Softener Marks

6. Tonal Variation:The tone of the fabric dye varies with or betweenrolls of the same lot

7. Crease and Rope Marks: Dark and haphazard lines, broken or continuous, that appear in the fabric

8. Poor Light Fastness

9. Poor Wet andRub Fastness

10. Fabric Tendering

11. Shade Bar

12. Dye stains

13. White Spots

14. Colour Crocking: The colour of the dyed fabric rubs off ortransfers to the other fabric surfaces

Printing Defects

1. Print distortion due to hanging thread: The pattern of the print breaks where hanging thread appears

2. Misprint: if the print is not as per the design required, or the outlines and the filled in colours in the designed are not aligned properly or there is an absence of print at a particular spot or spots

3. Uneven print: Fabric’s print has a tint or bold and dull spaces

4. Blurred or Dark Patches: Fabric’s print has a tint or bold and dull spaces

5. Water Mark: Ripple effect in the print

6. Misfits: Out of Registration print or the incorrect alignment of the print leading to overlapping of colours or patterns in the final print

7. Stick in: Small unprinted circle in the final design

8. Scrimps: Small unprinted circle in the final design

9. Wicking/Flushing: printed area bleeding out on the unprinted area on the fabric causing a shadow effect around the print

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