Abstract:

This paper reports on the effects of some wet treatments such as fading and cyclical home laundering on the structural changes of woven cotton blend fabrics and how these changes affected their deformation characteristics. Fabrics were subjected to fading using enzyme washing and home laundering one, five and ten times. Structural changes in the fabrics were estimated using shrinkage, surface density and thickness. The structural mobility of the fabrics tested was analysed by applying an extension of the specimens in a parallelepiped shape. The intermediate and ultimate strain and stress characteristics were used for evaluation of the specimens’ behaviour during their deformation. The results of the research work showed that after wet treatments, changes in the cotton blend fabric structure have a marked effect on their deformation characteristics. As a rule the fibre type used in the cotton blends, the treatment type and amount of treatment cycles also have an influence on the woven fabric structural mobility.