Investigation of the Fabric Construction of the Effect on Pilling and Abrasion in Yarn Dyed Cotton Fabrics
For this study, yarn dyed cotton woven fabrics were produced in three different yarn counts and three different patterns, then pre-treatment processes were applied to these fabrics. The physical properties and pilling and mass losses with abrasion performance properties of these fabrics were determined experimentaly according to relevant standarts. The obtained results were evaluated and fabric construction of the effect on pilling and abrasion was analyzed.
Multivariate Studies of Mechanical Properties for Wool and Cotton Fabrics
In this study, the mechanical properties of fifty-eight light-weight wool/wool-blend fabrics and twenty medium to heavy-weight cotton denim fabrics were analyzed by multi-dimensional techniques of principal component analysis. The technique reduced the dataset of wool/wool-blend fabrics into seven components and explained 86% of the population variance. For the cotton denim fabrics, the dataset was reduced into five components and explained 95% of the population variance. Fabric surface properties and fabric bending and shear properties were the most important properties to explain the fabric stiffness hardness and tailorability for these two fabric classes. The results show how multivariate statistical analysis techniques of fabric mechanical and surface property data for two very different groups of fabrics can provide a basis for the specification and control of fabric quality along the textile and apparel supply chain. These reduced datasets with the most important component extracted first and the least important component extracted last, allow the supply chain members to focus directly on the key factors for product design and development.
Fabric objective measurement: a comparative study of fabric characteristics
The general characteristics of eight fabric groups as measured by the KES-F system are described. These fabric groups are divided by fibre content, fabric construction and special finishing treatment. Using silk fabric as a reference, caustic-reduced polyester fabrics exhibit strong silk-like characteristics except in their surface properties. Liquid ammonia-treated cotton fabrics also possess a certain silky hand. Micro-fibre fabrics are soft and smooth, but they do not have the high Kishimi hand which is typical of silk fabrics. Fabric construction has some influence on fabric stiffness, but not on hysteresis. Polyester-lining fabrics have high bending stiffness and polyester/cotton fabrics have very high shear stiffness and hysteresis. These two groups of fabrics are the least silk-like. Shear properties and bending hysteresis appear to be the most important factors affecting the hand of the fabrics studied.