Dyeing and bleaching

Color is stripped out or soaked in, and then fixed with heat or chemistry so it does not wash away.

16 lines that use it

Bath towel 7 stations · 14 raw sources Carpet 6 stations · 8 raw sources Cotton fabric 6 stations · 3 raw sources Denim 6 stations · 3 raw sources Dress shirt 7 stations · 12 raw sources Felt hat 8 stations · 10 raw sources Hoodie 6 stations · 9 raw sources Leather 6 stations · 14 raw sources Leggings 8 stations · 11 raw sources Seat belt 8 stations · 15 raw sources Sewing thread 7 stations · 8 raw sources T-shirt 6 stations · 17 raw sources Underwear 9 stations · 17 raw sources Wood pulp 6 stations · 6 raw sources Wool sweater 6 stations · 9 raw sources Zipper 6 stations · 16 raw sources

What it looks like on the line

Wool sweaterDye the yarn. Cones of wool yarn are dyed in the colors the design calls for, because the pattern in a sweater is knit in from colored yarn, not printed on.
LeatherCrust, dye and finish. The tanned hide is split to thickness, shaved, dyed, oiled, then dried and softened. A surface finish can be added, including buffing flaws away and embossing a grain.
LeggingsDye in a hot bath. The fabric is dyed in a hot bath and then dried. Synthetic fibers take dye under heat.
ZipperDye the tape. Tape and coil are dyed to match the garment. Plastic teeth can be made in any color, and metal teeth can be painted.
HoodieDye and brush the cloth. The whole roll is dyed in a bath, then dried. Many hoodies are also brushed on the inside, which raises the loops into a fuzzy lining.
CarpetTwist and dye the yarn. Filaments are twisted into carpet yarn and dyed. Nylon can be dyed after spinning or colored in its molten state, while polypropylene is hard to dye. Wool is often blended with nylon to improve durability.
UnderwearDye and dry. The cloth is dyed and dried before it moves to the sewing unit. One-piece tubes are knit from white yarn and take their color in a dyeing machine afterward.
Bath towelDye the rolls. Dried, uncut rolls go to the dye house for color, then get washed again to remove loose dye and dried on an air-drying machine.
Felt hatDye the body. The felt goes into a heated dye bath, with shades mixed and weighed by hand. Rollers then help set the color and prepare the felt for shaping.
T-shirtDye the fabric. The knitted fabric is bleached or soaked in dye baths before cutting. The color must be fixed so it does not wash away.
Dress shirtDye and finish the cloth. White cloth is bleached, and colored or striped cloth is dyed or woven from dyed yarn. A finishing treatment can be added so the shirt wrinkles less after washing.
DenimDip the yarn in indigo. Warp yarns are gathered into long ropes and pulled through vats of indigo. Natural indigo comes from the indigo plant, though most denim today is dyed with synthetic indigo. Indigo dissolves in water only after a chemical change, and it turns blue again the instant air hits it. Several dips build the color up layer by layer.