A process for producing cellulosic textile materials

The invention relates to a method for producing non-iron textile materials which contain cellulose by finishing them with an N-methylolether cross-linking agent in the presence of a magnesium chloride cross-linking catalyst. The textile materials to be finished are (a) impregnated with a finishing bath which contains the cross-linking agent in large quantities, are (b) dried to a residual moisture ranging from 3 to 10 wt.%, and are (c) condensed at a temperature ranging from 80 to 145 DEG C.