An apparatus and method for pre-shrinking a wet fabric prior to drying. The apparatus includes, among other components, a balloon extractor station and a hydro-sizer compression station. The balloon extractor station removes some water from the wet fabric. The hydro-sizer compression station is operatively connected to, and disposed downstream of, the balloon extractor station, and compresses the wet fabric in a lengthwise direction, and in so doing, pre-shrinks the wet fabric prior to drying. The method includes, among other steps, extracting some water from the wet fabric so as to faun a hydro-extracted and wet fabric, compressing lengthwise the hydro-extracted and wet fabric so as to form a compacted and wet fabric that is now pre-shrunk prior to drying, and drying the compacted and wet fabric so as to form a compacted and dry fabric.

A description is provided of an apparatus for dyeing a textile support comprising a single tank which is provided in its interior, in sequence, with: one first shaped cavity having a watertight function between the surrounding environment and the tank; one first internal partition wall, which is immersed in the lower part in the dye bath of the first shaped cavity for helping the watertight function; one first dyeing compartment and at least one second dyeing compartment which each comprise at least one return roller for the textile support, at least one dispensing device to dispense the dye bath on the textile support, and at least one squeezing device; a second shaped cavity containing the dye bath having a watertight function between the tank and the surrounding environment; and a second internal partition wall, which is immersed in the lower part in the dye bath of the second shaped cavity for helping the watertight.

A description is provided of an apparatus for dyeing a textile support comprising a single tank which is provided in its interior, in sequence, with: one first shaped cavity having a watertight function between the surrounding environment and the tank; one first internal partition wall, which is immersed in the lower part in the dye bath of the first shaped cavity for helping the watertight function; one first dyeing compartment and at least one second dyeing compartment which each comprise at least one return roller for the textile support, at least one dispensing device to dispense the dye bath on the textile support, and at least one squeezing device; a second shaped cavity containing the dye bath having a watertight function between the tank and the surrounding environment; and a second internal partition wall, which is immersed in the lower part in the dye bath of the second shaped cavity for helping the watertight.