a method for treating textiles comprising applying to the textile an enzyme having a specific activity towards the textile under conditions such that there is substantially no mechanical agitation application_number US 21831808 A description the invention will 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 of the fabrics to further washing was determined on the basis of area change by the method iso 5077 1984.