Capacities of enzyme technologies for appearance modification of garments made of cotton fabrics

Authors proposed modes of processing garments from cotton fabrics, including the operation of enzyme washing and chemical softening by periodic method with the use of drugs preparations of the company f. Archroma (Switzerland) and OOO «Ferment » (Republic of Belarus) in order to form coloristic and structural effects. Authors studied the physical and mechanical properties obtained after processing of product samples; a decrease in the strength properties, the mass of the finished products and their shrinkage were found. Visual and tactile assessment of the produced coloristic effects showed the effectiveness of using enzymes to modify the surface of the material. The obtained results allow us to recommend enzyme agents of local manufacturer for the processing of sewing cotton products.