Productivity, quality and comfort of Siro spun wool-cotton khadi fabrics. Issue 5 (4th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Meena, H. C.; Shakyawar, D. B.; Varshney, Rajeev Kumar; Kumar, Ajay; Chattopadhyaya, Ravi
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Textile Institute. Volume 113:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 961
• Page End: 970
• Publication Date: 2022-05-04
• Subjects: Low-stress mechanical properties -- Siro-spun yarn -- Siro charkha -- wool-cotton fabric -- comfort properties; Textile industry -- Periodicals; Textile fabrics -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 677.005
• DOI: 10.1080/00405000.2021.1910400
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-5000

Abstract

Abstract: The productivity, quality and comfort aspects of Siro spun wool-cotton blended Khadi fabrics are reported in this experimental research. The technology of Siro spun yarn is also successfully introduced in New Modal (NM) Charkha for producing woolen Khadi Siro yarn. This system produces suitable two strands yarn of wool with higher productivity than conventional NM charkha. The yarns of Australian Merino (AM) and JK crossbred (JKC) wool mixes in different proportions using modified Siro Charkha were prepared. The fabrics were woven using AM-JKC mixed Siro spun yarn as a weft and wool-cotton blended spun yarn as a warp by using the Handloom weaving machine. The physical, low-stress mechanical and comfort properties of wool-cotton Siro fabrics were studied. Siro spun yarn of AM: JKC (75:25) was bulkier, more even with lower imperfections and hairiness. The tenacity and elongation of Siro spun yarns have an increasing trend with the increasing proportion of Australian Merino wool in the wool-mix. The thickness before and after the steam press of fabrics has significant difference. The blending of cotton with wool in the fabric significantly reduced the relaxation shrinkage in the warp direction, which in turn produced the more dimensionally stable fabric. The comfort in terms of thermal and air-permeability properties significantly affected with fibre composition in warp and weft yarns.