The invention discloses an energy-saving
dyeing and finishing method for a thin cotton spandex knitted fabric. The energy-saving
dyeing and finishing method comprises the following steps: firstly, mildly mercerizing; secondly, washing with water; thirdly, presetting; fourthly, bleaching the bottom; fifthly,
dyeing cotton: first adding
cellulase at the temperature of 55 to 60 DEG C; adding dyes inthe 15th to 25th minutes; adding
anhydrous sodium sulphate in the 20th to 30th minutes, and maintaining the temperature for 15 to 25 minutes; adding
sodium carbonate in the 40th to 50th minutes; raising the temperature to 60 to 65 DEG C, and maintaining the temperature for 25 to 35 minutes; draining, cleaning, then adding glacial
acetic acid for acid
pickling, and keeping the temperature for 10 to20 minutes; changing water once, adding an active soaping agent, raising the temperature to 90 to 95 DEG C, keeping the temperature for 15 to 25 minutes, cleaning with clear water and discharging thefabric out of a vat; sixthly,
softening, fixing color and dehydrating; and seventhly,
drying and setting. According to the energy-saving dyeing and finishing method disclosed by the invention, a grayfabric is first mildly mercerized, preset and dyed, and is subjected to one-bath and
wool removal, so that the gray fabric reaches higher
bursting strength while the smoothness of a fabric cover is met, and the dyeing and finishing cost is reduced.