now be described with reference to the following examples the cellulases biotouch l a trichderma reesei secreted cellulase commercially available from rohm enzyme finland oy cellulase f and cellulase h from the same supplier were applied to a 100 cotton fabric woven from ring spun yarns 205 g m with a heavy duty padder each enzyme was applied in solution at three different add ons namely 0 2 1 0 and 5 0 mg of total protein per g of fabric and was buffered with 0 1m acetate buffer ph adjusted to 5 0 with sodium hydroxide the pick up rate was 65 u2212 0 5 percentage weight of enzyme liquor per weight of fabric the fabrics were then rolled up and kept rotating for 17 hours at ambient temperature approx 20 degree c the cellulolytic reaction was then stopped by immersion in a 5 solution of sodium carbonate and the fabric rinsed in three consecutive cycles without detergent the first rinse in water at approximately 60 degree c agitated for 10 minutes the second in warm water 40 degree c agitated for five minutes the third in cold water agitated for five minutes after which the fabrics were dried dimensional stability.