Influence of Tightness Factor on Spirality of Plain Weft Knitted Fabric New!

Global demand for knitwear is growing at a faster rate. Currently around 50% of clothing needs in the developed countries is met by knit goods. So, ensuring the required quality in a knitted fabric is a vital issue for the manufacturer. One of the major problems encountered in knitted fabric is spirality. It affects particularly single jersey fabric and presents a serious problem during garment confection and ...

Development of Anti-Shrink Treatment on Cellulosic Knits Part - 3 New!

Shrinkage is the contraction in the dimension of the fabric due to usage. Cotton fabric suffers from two main disadvantages of shrinking and creasing during subsequent washing. Creasing is overcome by the resin finishing whereas the shrinking is prevented by a special finishing known as sanforising and the machine used for that purpose is known as Zero-Zero ...

A Study on Low Stress Mechanical Properties of Rotor Spun Compact Yarn

The aim of new yarn technologies is to incorporate the more desirable features in the yarns such as increase in strength, productivity and clearance in yarn hairiness. That the compact spinning technology has achieved these goals is a well-known fact. The extents to which tensile properties have improved have been demonstrated in a number of papers. While the attachment have been made in ring frames by various machinery manufacturers it was thought that the rotor spun yarns should benefit from ...

Air - Jet Texturising: Route to Produce Spun Like Yarn/Fancy Slub Yarns from Synthetic & Regenerated Rayon Yarn

Thermo-mechanical processes were carried out, mainly by, "Magnetic-pin type", in Early 1930s' and then "False-twist [friction disc type]" Texturing in 1940s' was popular\adopted using nylon\polyester filament yarn to get bulk in synthetic yarn. During 1950 "DuPont Company" situated in Switzerland was Successful to manufacture more bulk from synthetic yarn. In the Year 1954 through Taslan Brand- E.I. Dupont De Numers Company developed method of producing natural fibers' imitation yarn from ...

Effect of Selected Finishes on Honeycomb Knitted Fabric

Textile industry is one of the oldest and largest organized industries in India. Indian textile industry is not only the oldest industries in the country but also one of the major industries providing employment and earning foreign exchange for the country. The technological development has enabled the textile industry to produce numerous types of yarns and fabrics with special appearance by varying structure and product (Deepak et al., ...

'Which fruit are you wearing today?' fruit wastes become fashion fabrics Paid Article

Fruits are all in the trend, and in a big way! Be it fruits inspired fashion apparels, or accessories; it's the fruity trend that is sweeping around. Apart from ruling runways, inspiring designers, and fashionistas, fruits have still more to add. Latest addition is fibres made from fruit wastes that are woven into fabrics. Agricultural wastes from fruits such as banana and pineapple can be converted into fabrics used for making apparels, home textiles, non-woven and other industrial ...