ɪt wˈɜːks baɪ stɹˈɛtʃɪŋ, ʃɹˈɪŋkɪŋ ænd fˈɪksɪŋ ðə wˈoʊvən klˈɔθ ɪn bˈoʊθ lˈɛŋθ ænd wˈɪtθ bᵻfˌoːɹ kˈʌɾɪŋ ænd pɹədˈuːsɪŋ, tə ɹᵻdˈuːs ðə ʃɹˈɪŋkɪdʒ wˌɪtʃ wʊd ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz əkˈɜːɹ ˈæftɚ wˈɑːʃɪŋ.
It works by stretching, shrinking and fixing the woven cloth in both length and width before cutting and producing, to reduce the shrinkage which would otherwise occur after washing.