finishing
any process performed after dyeing the yarn or fabric to improve the look, performance, or "hand" (feel) of the finished textile or clothing
permanent press
finishing process used on woven fabric
napping
process of brushing a woven fabric with raising cards, teasels or wire brushes to raise a nap
fulling
pre-industrial process in making wool fabric
calendering
finishing process that uses rollers to produce a surface effect on fabric, paper, or plastic film
mercerizing
finishing process for thread, most often cotton
beetling
textile finishing method of obtaining a flat and lustrous effect
shearing
textile finishing process in which uneven yarns are cut from the face of the fabric, by hand or machine