fig5 the amount of shrinkage is a function of the type of fiber involved and the temperature to which it is subjected the temperature of the hot air is adjusted to accommodate a particular fiber so that the amount of shrinkage can be controlled regardless of the fabric additional information relating to the operation of such a pressurized heated gas apparatus including more detailed description of patterning and control functions can be found in coassigned u s pat no 5 035 031 that issued on jul 30 1991 which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein and coassigned u s pat no 5 148 583 that issued on sep 22 1992 which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein and coassigned u s pat no 4 393 562 that issued on jul 19 1983 which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein and coassigned u s pat no 4 364 156 that issued on dec 21 1982 which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein and coassigned u s pat no 4 418 451 that issued on dec 6 1982 which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein in.