METHOD OF CREATING A STONEWASHED APPEARANCE IN WET-PROCESSED FABRICS

摘要

A method of treating dyed cellulosic fabric to create a stonewashed appearance by contacting the fabric with a water-based composition having an acidic pH and including at least one cellulase enzyme having optimum activity in an acidic medium and a dye redeposition inhibiting additive selected from the group consisting of natural and synthetic inorganic silicates, polyalkylene oxide polymers, acrylic polymers, and natural, synthetic and semisynthetic polysaccharides. The fabric is preferably indigo-dyed and may be in unsewn form or in the form of a garment or other article composed of sewn fabric.