However with numerous advantages, “felting is the limiting behavior of woolen textiles that affects their dimensional stability; the later is of great importance, influencing acceptability to the consumer by deciding the fit, comfort and look after repeated launderings
Commercial treatments like chlorination, resin application, and combined
methods, e.g. chlorine-Hercosette given to reduce felting of wool have been applied successfully but
bear serious environmental limitations, e.g. release of absorbable organic halides (AOX), excess
water consumption, harm to aquatic life, etc.