This document discusses combined pretreatment processes for cotton fabric. Conventionally, desizing, scouring, and bleaching were done separately, but combining them provides benefits like reduced time, costs, and energy usage. Common combined processes include desizing-scouring + bleaching, desizing + scouring-bleaching, and desizing-scouring-bleaching. For a combined desizing and scouring process, persulfate compounds under alkaline conditions effectively remove starch and impurities. A combined scouring and bleaching process uses caustic soda and hydrogen peroxide to remove impurities and color. An example recipe for a combined desizing-scouring-bleaching process is also provided