Abstract


Fancy yarns are mainly used for the aesthetic value of thetextile products. These yarns are produced by deliberate discontinuitytechnique or interruption introduced of either in color in form or in both. Indiscontinuity technique, Variety of enhanced aesthetic effects is possible. Inthis study the fancy yarn was produced using schlofhorst open-end spinning machine.The fancynation is the main component having inbuilt software system to producefancy yarn in OE machine. Fancy yarn produced in this system having complex instructure, and has higher strength with flexibility and very good stretch properties.Using these fancy yarn single jersey knitted fabric has been produced usingcircular knitting machine. The characteristics such as dyeability, spirality,shrinkage, wickability were critically analyzed in this study.


Keywords


Aesthetic value, schlofhorst open-end spinning machine,fancynation, circular knitting machine, dyeability, spirality, shrinkage,wickability.



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About The Authors


T. Ramachandrenis Prof. & Head of the Dept. of Textile Technology, PSG College ofTechnology and T. K. Rajasekaran is Lecturer in Dept of Garment Technology GRG PolytechnicCollege