SPECIAL FINISHES TO IMPROVE RESILIENCY AND HAND-FEEL OF THE NATURALLY COLOURED COTTON KHADI FABRIC
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2007-01-06
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University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore
Abstract
The present investigation entitled "Special finishes to improve resilienc y and
hand-fee l of the naturally coloured cotton khadi fabric " was carried out during 2003-05
at Dharwad. The naturally coloured cotton khadi fabric of brown variety DDCC-1,
Gossypium arboreum was selected for the present study . This Khadi fabric was
subjected for crease resistant , enzyme and softener finishes and the treated samples
were then assessed for physical and funct ional propert ies. There was slight increase
in yarn count , cloth count , thickness; and considerable increase in bending length as
well as crease recovery angle , when fabric treated with crease resistant finish,
because of cross-linking of cellulosic chains. The enzyme treated test samples
showed increase in yarn count , cloth count and drapability where as other mechanical
and funct ional properties remained almost unaltered. The cationic and silicone
softe ners during mechanical agitati on removed the protruding staple fibres , thus
making the yarn both softe r and finer. Because of improvement in softness , there was
positive impact of fabric propert ies like weight, thickness, bending path and crease
recovery angle. Significant improvement in drapability and resistance to pilling was
also noticed. However, cation ic treated samples showed better results than the
silicone softe ner.
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