Abstract: A process for fading dyed textile products in a non-uniform way includes: coating the surface of the textile product to be discolored with a layer of a product resistant to the discoloring or bleaching agent; breaking-up such a layer, preferably in a random way; and treating the resulting textile product with a solution of a bleaching and/or discoloring agent. The textile product so obtained shows discontinuous, non-uniformly arranged, rectilinear, shaded faded regions with a starlike configuration.

Abstract: A process for dyeing a textile in a non-uniform fashion is described which involves disposing rigid, permeable and porous granules impregnated with a solution or dispersion of one or more dyestuffs together with a textile product in a chamber and randomly contacting the textile with the granules. After removing the granules, the textile may be heated or steamed to fix the dyestuff, and washed to remove excess dyestuff.

Abstract: The apparatus of the invention allows for efficient and safe decolorizing or dyeing of cloth articles using bleach or dye-impregnated stones or granules. The apparatus includes a cylindrical drum with longitudinal baffles along its inner surface. Liner sheets are attached to adjacent baffles, thereby lining the entire drum. The sheets flex inwardly due to gravity as the drum is rotated, thereby dislodging any residual materials layered thereon. The apparatus also provides for separation of treated articles from stones and re-impregnation of the stones with a bleaching agent or a dyestuff solution or dispersion.

Abstract: In the method disclosed, cloth to be faded is brought into dry contact with pumice granules that are impregnated with a chemical bleaching agent such as a hypochlorite; the action takes place in a conventional process machine, the drum of which is rotated for a preset duration.