Process Flow Chart of Stone Washing
What is Stone Wash?
To achieve the desired stone washing effect for the garments, the stone should be of proper hardness, shape, and size. It should be mentioned that, for heavyweight garments, large and hard stones are suitable. For lightweight garments, small and soft stones are suitable. It is a popular garment washing.
The ratio of stone weight and garments weight is- [{(0.5 to 3)/1} kg]
During stone wash of any garments, the degree of color fading depends on some factors, such as- the garments to stone ratio, washing time, stone size, and material to liquor ratio. Stone washing times vary from 60-120min. Stones can be reused until they disintegrate completely.
Process Flowchart of Stone Wash:
Stone washing process flow chart for any garments is in the following-
Garments loading with stone
↓
De-size
↓
Rinse (Two times)
↓
Stonewash
↓
Rinse (Two times)
↓
Softener
↓
Unload the garments
↓
Extracting
↓
Drying
All the above processes of stone wash are discussed in the below table:
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SL No.
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Process
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Procedure
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01
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Garments loading
with stone |
It is the first process of stone washing; here the unwashed garments are loaded with the required amount of stone.
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02
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De-size
|
Garments are de-sized here by using a de-sizing chemical.
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03
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Rinse (Two times)
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After completing the de-sizing process, the garments should be rinsed at least two times to remove the size material from the garments.
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04
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Stonewash
|
Here, the garments should be washed until achieving the desired shade by using the required chemical.
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05
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Rinse (Two times)
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After completing stone washing, the garments must be rinsed two times to remove chemical and stone particles from the garments.
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06
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Softener
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Here softener is used for achieving a more soft effect on garments.
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07
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Unload the garments
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After completing all the above processes, the garments are unloaded here from the machine.
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08
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Extracting
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Here the garments are extracted by using a hydro extractor machine.
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09
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Drying
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Finally, the clothing is sent to the drying section to dry all by using a gas dryer or steam dryer.
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