A method for treating a fabric article with the following steps: placing the
fabric
article in a container having an opening and at least one wall that defines an
interior void space. Then the temperature and relative humidity of the air within
the interior void space of the container are raised to a predetermined first temperature
and a predetermined first relative humidity for a predetermined first period of
time. Finally, at least one of the temperature or the relative humidity of the
air within the interior void space of the container are changed at the end of the
first period of time to a predetermined second temperature and a predetermined
second relative humidity for a predetermined second period of time.
