Calendering is used on fabrics such as moire to produce its watered effect and also on cambric and some types of sateens.
In preparation for calendering, the fabric is folded lengthwise with the front side, or face, inside, and stitched together along the edges.
[2] The wash durability of a calendered finish on thermoplastic fibers like polyester is higher than on cellulose fibers such as cotton, though each depends on the amount and type of finishing additives used and the machinery and process conditions employed.
The high luster of cloth finished with the Schreiner method can be made more lasting by heating the rollers.
The pressing stone was cut into a bowl shape, and the surface of the curved bottom made perfectly smooth.