Compaction (textiles)
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Compaction (compacting) is a finishing process used to minimize shrinking in textiles.[1] Textile products that are loosely woven or knitted shrink more, whereas tightly knitted and woven products are more stable. The structure of knitted fabrics is competitively loose and flexible. Compaction, like sanforization for woven fabric, is intended to reduce shrinkage in tube and open width Knitted textiles.[2]