Dyeing

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Reactive
Reactive
Consistent dyeing treatment with reactive dyes for cotton clothing (which establish a chemical link with the fabric and give a remarkable strength to it).
Pigments
Pigments
Dyeing with pigment based colours which give an aged and washed look to the piece.
Snow wash
Snow wash
The treatment consists of processing a piece in a special machine along with pumice stones or a cloth soaked in decolouring chemical product. This treatment gives the item a discoloured aspect while preserving the deep colour of the seams.

Teinture

Cold-Dye
Cold-Dye
Dyeing treatment with pigment based colourants. This is applied cold so that the colourant does not affect the seams of the piece.
Tye-Dye
Tye-Dye
Treatment which consists of compacting the piece and making knots of different types to then dye or fade it in order to create distinctive motifs on the piece.

Teinture

Denim

Stone wash
Stone wash
Wash using pumice stones which lighten the colour of the jeans.
Stone enzyme wash
Stone enzyme wash
Wash using enzymes which lighten the colour of the jeans.
Bleach
Bleach
Wash which consists of soaking a piece in a chlorinated solution in order to bleach it.
Snow wash
Snow wash
Treatment which consists of spinning the piece in the machine with either pumice stones or cloths soaked with dyes.

Special effects on dyes and denims

Wear and Tear
Wear and Tear
Application of rips and tears at the piece’s pocket edges and hems with a mechanical tool.
Scraping
Scraping
Treatment consisting of scraping certain areas of the piece with abrasive paper in order to give an aged or used look.
Moustache
Moustache
Treatment consisting of designing motifs in a moustache shape in order to copy the jean’s natural wear and tear after a few months of use.
Marbling
Marbling
Treatment consisting of folding a piece into a certain shape and putting it in a net, then washing it in order to give it a distinctive “cracked” design.
Destroy
Destroy
Treatment consisting of manually using a grindstone to add rips to the piece in order to give it an aged and distressed look.