Finishing & Environmental

Sanforizing Shrinkage Potential Tool

Compressive shrinkage is bought with fabric length. Every point of compression is a point of yield.

Shrinkage Before and target
%
%
%
Batch Length fed
m

Compression Required

— %

To reach the specified residual shrinkage

Setting & Yield

Residual at Current Setting
— %
Setting Above Requirement
— %
Length Delivered
— m
Length Consumed by Compression
— m

Sanforizing controls warp-way shrinkage only. Weft-way stability comes from the stenter, so both must be set together to meet a garment specification.

Sanforizing Shrinkage Potential Tool — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.