“…The setting temperature varies with the fibre and end usage of the fabric. Heat setting machines available in the finishing industry may also be classified depending on the type of reagent used to stabilize polyester (De Boos et al, 1986;Marvin, 1954;Mecklenburgh, 1950;Preston et al, 1951). During heat setting, the tensions are highly variable, from being very high when the sample is constrained from shrinking to being very low when it is free to relax (Gupta, 1995).…”