in mill trials, a range of foam fabric finishes including softeners, hand builders, and durable-press and shrink-resistant types were applied to cotton sheeting, corduroy, and polyester/cellulosic blends, etc. in all cases, substantial energy savings were realized a number of companies are currently using foam fabric finishing as a commercial production process. additionally, the pilot range has been used to demonstrate foam fabric finishing to over twenty companies the range has been used to demonstrate the foam acid dyeing of nylon carpets to several companies in this specialized area of textile processing. active work still continues with these companies since the foam dyeing of carpets involves only about 1/5 the water used in the normal continuous dyeing of carpets. energy conservation is realized both from reduced steam consumption in steaming colors and less heat used for drying. (era citation 05:019023)