Sizing

SIZING:- 

IN TEXTILES, A MATERIAL APPLIED TO YARNS OR FABRICS TO MAKE THEM STIFFY OR TEMPORARILY BIND FIBRES TOGETHER; SIZING IS USED EXTENSIVELY, SPECIALLY FOR CELLULOSE FIBRES, TO MAKE THEM EASIER TO PROCESS OR PROTECT THEM FROM DAMAGE DURING HIGH SPEED WEAVING; A WIDE VARIETY OF COMPOUNDS, INCLUDING STARCHES AND OTHER PLANT DERIVATIVES, AND SYNTHETIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, SUCH AS POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, ARE USED FOR SIZING. SIZING MATERIALS CAN INTERFERE WITH DYEING; SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY ARE REMOVED BY DESIZING, USUALLY PRIOR TO SCOURING BUT SOMETIMES AS PART OF THE SCOURING PROCESS.