Cellulosic fabrics and methods for making the same

Claim 1

A PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE MINIMUM CARE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CELLULOSIC TEXTILE MATERIAL CONTAINING AT LEAST 1.8 FREE HYDROXY GROUPS PER ANHYDROGLUCOSE UNIT BY CROSS LINKING THE FREE HYDROXY GROUPS THEREOF CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF THE COMBINATION OF STEPS OF FIRST APPLYING TO THE CELLULOSIC MATERIAL A TEXTILE CREASE-PROOFING RESIN CHEMICAL CROSS LINKING AGENT AND CHEMICALLY CROSS LINKING WITH THE CROSS LINKING AGENT A SUFFICIENT PORTION OF THE FREE HYDROXY GROUPS OF THE CELLULOSIC MATERIAL WHILE THE MATERIAL IS IN AN ESSENTIALLY DRY, UNSWOLLEN CONDITION AND IN AN ESSENTIALLY WRINKLE FREE CONFIGURATION TO IMPART DRIP DRY FLAT DRYING PROPERTIES TO THE MATERIAL BY INCREASING ITS DRY CREASE RECOVERY AND THEREAFTER AGAIN APPLYING TO THE CELLULOSIC MATERIAL A WET TEXTILE CREASE-PROOFING CHEMICAL CROSS LINKING AGENT AND CHEMICALLY CROSS LINKING WITH THE CROSS LINKING AGENT A SUFFICIENT PORTION OF THE FREE HYDROXY GROUPS OF THE CELLULOSIC MATERIAL WHILE THE MATERIAL IS IN AN ESSENTIALLY WATER WET, SWOLLEN CONDITION AND IN AN ESSENTIALLY WRINKLE FREE CONFIGURATION TO IMPART SPIN DRY FLAT DRYING PROPERTIES TO THE MATERIAL BY INCREASING ITS WET CREASE RECOVERY.