Polypropylene (PP)-knitted fabrics were finished with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and crosslinked with citric acid (CTR). The polyCTR–β-CD polymer-coated fibers were wash resistant. We report that the rate of immobilized CD was controlled by temperature and curing time. The weight increase of the fabrics after modification with native β-CD and CTR reached 30 %wt. The treated PP supports were dyed using disperse, acid and reactive dyes. Standard tests of wash fastness (shade change and staining) were conducted and showed that all dyes were fixed, because of inclusion complexation with immobilized cavities on the one hand and sorbed hydrogen and ionic bonds that occurred between the polyCTR–β-CD coating and the tested dyestuffs on the other. Polypropylene (PP)-knitted fabrics were finished with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) through their crosslinking with citric acid (CTR). The polyCTR–β-CD polymer-coated fibers were wash resistant. We report that the rate of immobilized CD was controlled by temperature and curing time. The weight increase of the fabrics on their modification with native β-CD and CTR could reach 30 %wt. The treated PP supports were dyed by applying classical dyeing processes involving disperse, acid and reactive dyes. Standard tests of wash fastness (shade change and staining) were conducted and showed that all dyes were fixed, because of inclusion complexation with the immobilized cavities on one hand and sorbed hydrogen or ionic bonds that also occurred between the polyCTR–β-CD coating and the tested dyestuffs on the other.