Abstract:

In this report, we present investigations concerned with the influence of selected parameters of the spinning process such as the spinning system, machine settings, and percentage content of cotton and polyester fibres in the blended yarn on the state of mixing of the fibres in yarn. The coefficient of variation of the quantitative contents of fibres in the yarn’s cross-sections and the irregularity blending index (IBI) were used to estimate the state of mixing of fibres in the blended yarn. The technique of low-vacuum scanning electron microscopy (LV SEM) was used to give a picture of the fibre’s distribution in the yarn’s cross-sections. The influence of yarn mixing unevenness on the quality parameters of the yarn blends tested was analysed in the next stage of this research.